fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine
(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet
(noun) an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
turbofan (plural turbofans)
(aviation) A turbojet engine having a (typically ducted) fan that forces air directly into the hot exhaust and obtains a portion of the thrust from the turbojet and a portion from the turbojet section.
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Source: Wiktionary
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
