AFTERBURNER


Meaning of AFTERBURNER in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: after (IV) + burner

: an auxiliary burner attached to the tail pipe of a turbojet engine for injecting fuel into the hot exhaust gases and burning it to provide extra thrust — called also tail-pipe burner

II. noun

: a device for burning or catalytically destroying unburned or partially burned carbon compounds in exhaust (as from an automobile)

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