scramjet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskræmˌdʒɛt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skram′jet′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scram•jet  (skram′jet′),USA pronunciation n. [Aeron.]
  1. Aeronauticsa ramjet engine in which the flow through the combustor itself is supersonic.
  • s(upersonic) c(ombustion) ramjet 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scramjet / ˈskræmˌdʒɛt/
  1. a type of ramjet in which the forward motion of the craft forces oxygen to mix with fuel (usually hydrogen) at supersonic speeds within a duct in the engine
  2. an aircraft powered by such an engine
Etymology: 20th Century: from s(upersonic) + c(ombustion) + ramjet

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