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Definition of Fanjet
1. Noun. An airplane propelled by a fanjet engine.
Exact synonyms: Fan-jet, Turbofan, Turbojet
Terms within: Fan-jet, Fanjet Engine, Turbofan, Turbofan Engine, Turbojet, Turbojet Engine
Generic synonyms: Jet, Jet Plane, Jet-propelled Plane
Terms within: Fan-jet, Fanjet Engine, Turbofan, Turbofan Engine, Turbojet, Turbojet Engine
Generic synonyms: Jet, Jet Plane, Jet-propelled Plane
2. Noun. A jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust.
Exact synonyms: Fan-jet, Fanjet Engine, Turbofan, Turbofan Engine, Turbojet, Turbojet Engine
Terms within: Afterburner, Gas Turbine
Group relationships: Fan-jet, Turbofan, Turbojet, Propjet, Turbo-propeller Plane, Turboprop
Generic synonyms: Jet Engine
Terms within: Afterburner, Gas Turbine
Group relationships: Fan-jet, Turbofan, Turbojet, Propjet, Turbo-propeller Plane, Turboprop
Generic synonyms: Jet Engine
Definition of Fanjet
1. Noun. (aviation) a turbofan engine ¹
2. Noun. (aviation) an airplane powered by turbofan engines ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fanjet
1. a type of jet engine [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fanjet
Literary usage of Fanjet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bibliomania: Or Book-madness; a Bibliographical Romance by Thomas Frognall ( Dibdin (1876)
"... with this well known couplet subjoined : Pox on't quoth Time to Thomas Hearne,
Whatever I fanjet you learn. ..."
2. Vostok Station: Point of Impact by Plowright, Kerry (2005)
"... fanjet carefully so as not to tangle the cable. If the cable were cut
unexpectedly, the little jet would make its way back home or continue on an ..."
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