ramjet

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noun

A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

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Meanings

nounramjet (plural ramjets)

plural ramjets

  1. aeronauticsA jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed

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ramjet engineatherodydeathodydflying drainpipe
Broader
jet engine
Also see
athodyd

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ram + jet.

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Translations

Catalan estatoreactor
  • estatoreactorramjet engine
Chinese Mandarin 沖壓發動機 /冲压发动机, 沖壓引擎 /冲压引擎
  • 沖壓發動機 /冲压发动机 (chōngyā fādòngjī)ramjet engine
  • 沖壓引擎 /冲压引擎 (chōngyā yǐnqíng)ramjet engine
Finnish patoputkimoottori, patopainemoottori
  • patoputkimoottoriramjet engine
  • patopainemoottoriramjet engine
French statoréacteur
  • statoréacteurramjet engine
German Staustrahltriebwerk
  • Staustrahltriebwerkramjet engine
Irish rop-scairdinneall
  • rop-scairdinneallramjet engine
Japanese ラムジェット
  • ラムジェット (ramujetto)ramjet engine
Polish silnik strumieniowy
  • silnik strumieniowyramjet engine
Welsh ramjet
  • ramjetramjet engine
Cite this entry
APA

ramjet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramjet

MLA

“ramjet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramjet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ramjet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramjet.

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