turbojet

Example Sentences

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A propeller was housed within the ring, bolstered by two turbojet engines that can provide forward thrust.

From Fox News

And then, Hall testified, flames began to lick at the fuselage of the Cessna Citation turbojet, and Munson gasped, “Fire extinguisher.”

From New York Times

Concorde used relatively inefficient turbojets, whereas all the proposed supersonic successors will use turbofans that are modifications of engines already in commercial use.

From BBC

You could tell without looking up that Concorde was on its final approach to Heathrow: its Rolls Royce Olympus turbojets made the same roar on landing as others did taking off.

From The Guardian

China's retaliatory move came the day after the Trump administration announced its own proposed 25% tariffs on more than 1,300 Chinese goods, including aircraft, propellers, turbojet engines and other aerospace parts.

From Los Angeles Times