afterburning

noun

Etymology

From after- + burning.

Definitions

  1. The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to…

    The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for afterburning. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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