combustor
[ kuh m-buhs-ter ]
/ kəmˈbʌs tər /
noun Aeronautics.
the apparatus in a ramjet or other jet engine for initiating and sustaining combustion, consisting of the igniter, fuel-injection system, combustion chamber, and flameholder.
Origin of combustor
First recorded in 1940–45;
combust(ion) +
-or2
Words nearby combustor
combustible,
combustion,
combustion chamber,
combustion engine,
combustion tube,
combustor,
comby's sign,
comd.,
comdg,
comdg.,
comdr
British Dictionary definitions for combustor
combustor
/ (kəmˈbʌstə) /
noun
the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter