moteur à réaction

Definitions of moteur à réaction
  1. noun
    a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream
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    fusée
    a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
    type of:
    moteur
    motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
  2. noun
    a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
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    fusée
    a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
    fusée interplanétaire
    a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space
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