Associations to the word «Afterburner»

Wiktionary

AFTERBURNER, noun. A device in the engine of an aircraft which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.

Dictionary definition

AFTERBURNER, noun. A device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca