AFTERBURNER


Meaning of AFTERBURNER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbər-nər ]

noun

Date: 1947

1. : a device incorporated into the tailpipe of a turbojet engine for injecting fuel into the hot exhaust gases and burning it to provide extra thrust

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.