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after-burner

after-burner is the alternative spelling of afterburner.

Meaning of afterburner

Noun

afterburner (plural afterburners)

  1. A device in a jet engine which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.
    Synonyms:
    reheat

Forms of after-burner

pluralafter-burners

Questions about after-burner

What is after-burner the alternative spelling of?
After-burner is the alternative spelling of afterburner.

Words near after-burner in the dictionary

  1. after-banquets
  2. after-brain
  3. after-brains
  4. after-burden
  5. after-burdens
  6. after-burner
  7. after-burners
  8. after-call
  9. after-calls
  10. after-cast
  11. after-casts

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