- aer|o-en|gine
- aer|o-en|gine «AIR oh EHN juhn», noun.British. an aircraft engine.
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a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
turbo-propeller engine — tur′bo propel ler en gine n. aer. a jet engine with a turbine driven propeller that produces the principal thrust, augmented by the thrust of the jet exhaust Also called propjet engine, tur′boprop en gine … From formal English to slang
cro — cro·ton; cro·ton·aldehyde; cro·ton·ate; cro·ton·ic; cro·ton·o·yl; cro·to·nyl; cro·toph·a·ga; cro·toph·a·gine; cro·tox·in; cro·tyl; di·cro·coe·li·i·dae; di·cro·coe·li·um; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·les; hy·pho·mi·cro·bi·a·ce·ae; lep·i·do·cro·cite;… … English syllables
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
jet engine — jet′ en′gine n. aer. an engine, as of an aircraft, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases … From formal English to slang
propjet engine — prop′jet en gine n. aer. turbo propeller engine • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
radial engine — ra′dial en′gine n. aer. an internal combustion engine having the cylinders arranged in radial opposition, found mainly on older aircraft … From formal English to slang
turbojet engine — tur′bojet en gine n. aer. a jet propulsion engine in which air is compressed for combustion by a turbine driven compressor • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
turboshaft — tur•bo•shaft [[t]ˈtɜr boʊˌʃæft, ˌʃɑft[/t]] n. aer. a gas turbine used to deliver shaft power, as to a helicopter rotor. Also called tur′boshaft en gine • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
