scramjet

noun

scram·​jet

ˈskramˌjet

: a ramjet airplane engine in which thrust is produced by burning fuel in a supersonic airstream after the airplane has attained supersonic speed by other means of propulsion

Word History

Etymology

supersonic combustion ramjet

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