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combustor

[ kuhm-buhs-ter ]

noun

, Aeronautics.
  1. 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.

combustor

/ kəmˈbʌstə /

noun

  1. the combustion system of a jet engine or ramjet, comprising the combustion chamber, the fuel injection apparatus, and the igniter
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Word History and Origins

Origin of combustor1

First recorded in 1940–45; combust(ion) + -or 2

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