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(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust..
Use afterburning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Afterburning means (aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust..
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Use afterburning where its definition matches the intended context.
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