Turbofan

Quick meaning: Turbofan is a noun meaning An aircraft with such engines.

Meaning

An aircraft with such engines.

More Meanings

1. (aviation) A turbojet engine having a (usually ducted) fan that drives a stream of air that partly bypasses the turbojet portion; in high-bypass-ratio types, most of the thrust comes from the bypass portion rather than the turbojet portion, and this can be thought of in simplistic terms as that the turbojet portion drives the fan and the fan propels the aircraft.

Example Sentences

Turbofans are always multispool engines.

Word Forms

• turbofans

Synonyms for turbofan

Depending on context, synonyms include fanjet, turbojet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include turbojet, fanjet, turbo, propfan, turboprop, turborocket.

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