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What is a ramjet?

What is a ramjet? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (aviation) A jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.
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The engine, which will be provided by the Air Force, will be a dual-mode scramjet capable of running as a ramjet or scramjet.
A bunch of Australian bushmen stumbling onto a ramjet and trying to figure out how it works.
The ramjet went through a number of experimental stages during the 20th century, but never reached production.
The ramjet or ram scoop is a device that uses a powerful magnetic field to collect interstellar hydrogen during flight.
An onboard or Earth-based laser could be used to heat the incoming plasma in the ramjet to further increase thrust.
Like the comparatively slower ramjet counterpart, the scramjet has a simple mechanical design with no moving parts.

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