AIR-BREATHE


Meaning of AIR-BREATHE in English

/air"breedh'/ , v.i. , air-breathed /-breedhd'/ , air-breathing .

(of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.

[ AIR 1 + BREATHE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .