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Afterburning is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Afterburning in a sentence

Related words

Afterburning | Afterburner | Afterburners

Afterburning meaning

The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.

Using Afterburning

  • The main meaning on this page is: The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.

Context around Afterburning

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

included 1× maximum 1× non 1×

Often after:

capability 1× thrust 1× general 1×

Sentence patterns with Afterburning

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a maximum afterburning thrust of 1× that included afterburning capability and 1× together with afterburning to increase 1× two non afterburning general electric 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after being rebuffed 1× coolant injection pre 1× the four engines 1× the single seat 1×

Common sentence endings:

an attack aircraft 1× at supersonic speeds 1× f404 turbofan engines 1× inlets goebel greg 1×

Words around Afterburning

Just before it in the word index:

afterburners 8 afterburner 21 afterbody 4 afterall 22 after 194.644 aftenposten 2

Just after it in the word index:

aftercare 36 afterdeck 2 aftereffect 4 aftereffects 27 afterfeast 2 afterglow 31

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Afterburning

  • In this selection, "afterburning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, included, maximum, non, capability, thrust and general stand out and add context to how "afterburning" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a maximum afterburning thrust of and that included afterburning capability and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "afterburning" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with afterburning

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The single-seat Nighthawk is powered by two non-afterburning General Electric F404 turbofan engines. (15 words)

Coolant injection (pre-compressor cooling) has been used, together with afterburning, to increase thrust at supersonic speeds. (17 words)

The four engines each had a maximum afterburning thrust of convert and each had separate inlet ducts in each nacelle and variable intake ramps in the inlets, Goebel, Greg. (29 words)

Longer example sentences

After being rebuffed by the Navy, Lockheed submitted an updated proposal that included afterburning capability and a larger emphasis on the F-117N as a multi-mission aircraft, rather than just an attack aircraft. (34 words)

The four engines each had a maximum afterburning thrust of convert and each had separate inlet ducts in each nacelle and variable intake ramps in the inlets, Goebel, Greg. (29 words)

Coolant injection (pre-compressor cooling) has been used, together with afterburning, to increase thrust at supersonic speeds. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

After being rebuffed by the Navy, Lockheed submitted an updated proposal that included afterburning capability and a larger emphasis on the F-117N as a multi-mission aircraft, rather than just an attack aircraft.

Coolant injection (pre-compressor cooling) has been used, together with afterburning, to increase thrust at supersonic speeds.

The four engines each had a maximum afterburning thrust of convert and each had separate inlet ducts in each nacelle and variable intake ramps in the inlets, Goebel, Greg.

The single-seat Nighthawk is powered by two non-afterburning General Electric F404 turbofan engines.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "afterburning" in a sentence?
An example: "After being rebuffed by the Navy, Lockheed submitted an updated proposal that included afterburning capability and a larger emphasis on the F-117N as a multi-mission aircraft, rather than just an attack aircraft." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "afterburning" from authentic English texts.
What does "afterburning" mean?
Afterburning means: The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
How many example sentences with "afterburning" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "afterburning", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.