reaction engine

Noun
  1. A jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream (synset 104064547)
    is a type of: engine - motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
    subtypes:
    • ion engine - a type of reaction-propulsion engine to propel rockets in space; a stream of positive ions is accelerated to a high velocity by an electric field
    • jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
    same as: reaction-propulsion engine

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