Definitions For Afterburning

Noun

AFTERBURNING (uncountable) (aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.

Related terms

afterburner

Translations

Finnish: jälkipoltto Portuguese: pós-combustão, f

Etymology

from after + burning.

Is Afterburning a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
23

The word Afterburning is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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