ramjet

noun

ram·jet ˈram-ˌjet

: a jet engine that consists essentially of a hollow tube without mechanical components and depends on the aircraft's speed of flight to compress the air which is supplied to a burner from which hot gases are discharged rearward

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Development of Kub’s then-advanced guidance and revolutionary booster-less solid-fuel ramjet engines took nine years to complete. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023 The problem was solved by including a solid-fuel rocket booster inside the engine, which boosts the missile to supersonic speed before being ejected, giving the ramjet the supersonic airflow needed to function. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2023 The other method is to develop a cruise missile with an air-breathing ramjet motor that can sustain hypersonic speeds while within the atmosphere. —

Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 8 June 2023 It will be powered by a supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet), a propulsion technology that requires constant supersonic airflow to operate efficiently. —

Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 12 June 2023 See all Example Sentences for ramjet