Associations to the word «Turbofan»

Wiktionary

TURBOFAN, noun. A turbojet engine having a (typically ducted) fan that forces air directly into the hot exhaust and obtains a portion of the thrust from the turbojet and a portion from the turbojet section.

Dictionary definition

TURBOFAN, noun. An airplane propelled by a fanjet engine.
TURBOFAN, noun. A jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope