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afterburning en · NOUN

Etymology

From after- + burning.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.

Relateds

afterburner

Translations (3)

es postcombustión (injection of extra fuel into a jet engine) · fi jälkipoltto (injection of extra fuel into a jet engine) · pt pós-combustão (injection of extra fuel into a jet engine)