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athodyd

n. A simple jet engine consisting essentially of a tube with a means of delivering fuel and ignition into the tube. The engine can only be started in a fast airflow. This type of engine is expected to be able to provide cruising speeds at Mach numbers of around 5 to 7 (5 to 7 times the speed of sound).

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athodyd

n. a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed [syn: ramjet, ramjet engine, atherodyde, flying drainpipe]

Usage examples of "athodyd".

That atomic athodyd will take us right into the era of space flight, once we get this war out of the way.

He remembered the atomic athodyd and the robots, which Pan-Asia now definitely had.

When I sent them the athodyd plans and the robot schematicswhen I promised them this.