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wet heater

UK/wɛt ˈhi.təː//wɛt ˈhi.ɾɚ/

wet heater noun: a torpedo engine where water is injected into the combustion chamber alongside fuel and compressed air or oxygen, cooling the engine and increasing its power through the production and expansion of steam.

Noun

wet heater (plural wet heaters)

  1. A torpedo engine where water is injected into the combustion chamber alongside fuel and compressed air or oxygen, cooling the engine and increasing its power through the production and expansion of steam.

Forms of wet heater

pluralwet heaters

Questions about wet heater

What does wet heater mean?
Wet heater means a torpedo engine where water is injected into the combustion chamber alongside fuel and compressed air or oxygen, cooling the engine and increasing its power through the production and expansion of steam.
What part of speech is wet heater?
Wet heater is a noun.
How do you pronounce wet heater?
Wet heater is pronounced /wɛt ˈhi.ɾɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of wet heater?
The plural of wet heater is wet heaters.

Words near wet heater in the dictionary

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  6. wet heater
  7. wet heaters
  8. wet intermezzo
  9. wet job
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