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1. A jet engine propelled by the simplest form of a gas turbine: Turbojets utilize a compressor, combustion chamber, and turbine in which the turbine draws just enough energy from the gas flow to drive the compressor.
A jet engine with a gas turbine uses exhaust gases to provide the propulsive thrust for an aircraft.
2. An aircraft employing an engine propelled by a gas turbine: The earliest form turbojets were developed in the late 1930s.
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jet-, -ject, -jecting, -jected, -jection, -jector, -jectory; jacu-, jac-
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turb-, turbin-, turbo-, turbu-
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