afterburning
The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to…The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From after- + burning.From after- + burning.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedafterburner
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable