Associations to the word «Ramjet»

Wiktionary

RAMJET, noun. (aviation) 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.

Dictionary definition

RAMJET, noun. A simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche