n. 1 a device that injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust; 2 a device for burning exhaust fumes from an internal-combustion engine as of an automobile
The military supersonic aircraft has an afterburner for extra thrust.
The military supersonic aircraft has an afterburner for extra thrust.
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reheat; jet engine part; thrust increaser
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4 syllables
af-ter-burn-er
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