ramjet

The English word “ramjet” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.

From ram + jet.

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