turbofan
noun
tur·bo·fan
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Definition of turbofan
1
: a fan that is directly connected to and driven by a turbine and is used to supply air for cooling, ventilation, or combustion
2
: a jet engine having a turbofan
Examples of turbofan in a Sentence
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To start with, one of the 146’s four engines will be replaced with a 2MW electric turbofan powered by a combination of battery and generator. — The Economist, "Hybrid airliners could come to dominate the skies," 28 June 2019 What seems likely to have happened is that one of the Jaguar’s two Adour turbofan engines accidentally ate one of the birds. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "After a Bird Collision, Pilot Saves Jet (With Explosions)," 1 July 2019 This plane is powered by four conventional jet turbofans, albeit small ones. — The Economist, "Hybrid airliners could come to dominate the skies," 28 June 2019 The Super Hornet is powered by two F414 afterburning turbofan engines generating a combined 44,000 feet of thrust, has a top speed of Mach 1.8 and a maximum takeoff weight of 66,000 pounds. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Turkey Has Its Own High-Tech Fighter Jet in the Works," 19 June 2019 One of the bigger transactions was the sale of a $100,000 turbofan engine, Mr. Muthukrishnan said. — Agam Shah, WSJ, "Honeywell Brings Blockchain to Used Aircraft Parts Market," 28 May 2019 There appears to be some heat blur behind the engine, radiating upward, to indicate that the aircraft’s turbofan engine is active. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "This Is Russia’s First Autonomous Strike Drone," 25 Jan. 2019 Specifically, 10 different individuals are said to have conspired to steal technology related to turbofan engines in commercial airliners. — Makena Kelly, The Verge, "China state-owned company charged with stealing US tech trade secrets," 1 Nov. 2018 The indictment continued: The turbofan engine targeted by members of the conspiracy was being developed through a partnership between Company I and an aerospace company based in the US. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, "Feds: Chinese spies orchestrated massive hack that stole aviation secrets," 31 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'turbofan.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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