turbojet

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noun

A jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.

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turbojet engine
OriginEnglish jet ← French jet ← Old French get →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounturbojet (plural turbojets)

plural turbojets

  1. aeronauticsA jet engine that develops thrust solely from high-speed exhaust gases expelled from a turbine that drives a compressor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna jet engine in which all the air passes through the compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine before being expelled to produce thrust

Similar
turbojet engine
Broader
jet engine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishturbinebf.
  2. Ancient Greekτύρβη (túrbē)bor.?
  3. Latinturba
  4. Latinturbō, ~binis
  5. Englishturbo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
  8. Latiniaciō
  9. Latiniactus
  10. Vulgar Latin*iectus
  11. Old Frenchget
  12. Frenchjet
  13. Englishjet
  14. Englishturbojet

From turbo- + jet.

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Translations

Catalan turbojet
  • turbojettype of jet engine
Chinese Mandarin 渦輪噴射發動機 /涡轮喷射发动机, 涡轮喷气发动机
  • 渦輪噴射發動機 /涡轮喷射发动机type of jet engine
  • 涡轮喷气发动机 (wōlún pēnqì fādòngjī)type of jet engine
  • 渦噴發動機 /涡喷发动机 (wōpēn fādòngjī)type of jet engine
Dutch turbojet
  • turbojettype of jet engine
Finnish suihkuturbiini, suihkumoottori
  • suihkuturbiinitype of jet engine
  • suihkumoottoritype of jet engine
French turboréacteur
  • turboréacteurtype of jet engine
German Einstrom-Strahltriebwerk, Turbojet
  • Einstrom-Strahltriebwerktype of jet engine
  • Turbojettype of jet engine
Italian turbogetto, turboreattore
  • turbogettotype of jet engine
  • turboreattoretype of jet engine
Japanese ターボジェットエンジン
  • ターボジェットエンジン (tābojettoenjin)type of jet engine
Polish silnik turbinowo-odrzutowy, silnik turboodrzutowy
  • silnik turbinowo-odrzutowytype of jet engine
  • silnik turboodrzutowytype of jet engine
Portuguese turbojato
  • turbojatotype of jet engine
Russian турбореакти́вный дви́гатель, турбореа́ктор
  • турбореакти́вный дви́гатель (turboreaktívnyj dvígatelʹ)type of jet engine
  • турбореа́ктор (turboreáktor)type of jet engine
Spanish turborreactor
  • turborreactortype of jet engine
Swedish enkelströmsmotor
  • enkelströmsmotortype of jet engine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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