afterburner

1. A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.

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   a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust

1. The fighter jet engaged its afterburner for extra thrust.

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2. The fighter jet used the afterburner to elude the enemy aircraft.

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3. The jet pilot turned on his afterburners and flew towards the sun.

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4. Afterburners are only used on supersonic aircraft like fighter planes and the Concorde supersonic airliner.

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