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Turbofan Engine

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Noun

1. fan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine

a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Turbofan Engine

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noun
1. Also called: high bypass ratio engine
a type of bypass engine in which a large fan driven by a turbine and housed in a short duct forces air rearwards around the exhaust gases in order to increase the propulsive thrust
2. 
an aircraft driven by one or more turbofans
3. 
the ducted fan in such an engine

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Turbofan Engine

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noun
1. 
a fanlike turbojet engine designed to create additional thrust by diverting a secondary airflow around the combustion chamber
: in full turbofan engine
2. 
a fan driven by a turbine

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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