Associations to the word «Afterburner»

Wiktionary

AFTERBURNER, noun. A device in the engine of an aircraft which injects fuel into the exhaust system to increase the thrust.

Dictionary definition

AFTERBURNER, noun. A device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley