motor de reacción

Definitions of motor de reacción
  1. noun
    a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
    synonyms: reactor
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    turborreactor
    a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
    cohete
    a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
    retrocohete
    a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
    cohete espacial
    a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space
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