afterburner

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US/ˈæf.tɚˌbɚ.nɚ/

noun

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

Similar
reheat
OriginEnglish burner ← Middle English after- ← Old English æfter- →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounafterburner (plural afterburners)

plural afterburners

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

    Synonyms: reheat

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
reheat

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep(o)teros
  4. Proto-Germanic*after
  5. Old Englishæfter
  6. Middle Englishafter
  7. Englishafter
  8. Old Englishæfter
  9. Old Englishæfter-
  10. Middle Englishafter-
  11. Englishafter-
  12. Englishburner
  13. Englishafterburner

From after- + burner.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 後燃器 /后燃器, 加力燃燒室 /加力燃烧室
  • 後燃器 /后燃器 (hòuránqì)a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
  • 加力燃燒室 /加力燃烧室a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Danish efterbrænder
  • efterbrændera device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Dutch naverbrander, nabrander
  • naverbrandera device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
  • nabrandera device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Finnish jälkipoltin
  • jälkipoltina device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
German Nachbrenner
  • Nachbrennera device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Hungarian utánégető, fáklya
  • utánégetőa device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
  • fáklyaa device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
  • forszázsa device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Indonesian pembakar lanjut
  • pembakar lanjuta device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Irish iardhóire
  • iardhóirea device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Japanese アフターバーナー
  • アフターバーナー (afutābānā)a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Malay pembakar lanjut
  • pembakar lanjuta device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Norwegian Bokmål etterbrenner
  • etterbrennera device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Persian افتر برنر, پسسوز
  • افتر برنر (after-berner)a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
  • پسسوز (pas-suz)a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Polish dopalacz
  • dopalacza device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Portuguese pós-combustor
  • pós-combustora device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Russian форса́жная ка́мера, дожига́тель
  • форса́жная ка́мера (forsážnaja kámera)a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
  • дожига́тель (dožigátelʹ)a device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Spanish postquemador
  • postquemadora device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Turkish artyakıcı
  • artyakıcıa device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust
Cite this entry
APA

afterburner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterburner

MLA

“afterburner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterburner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afterburner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afterburner.

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