combustor: Meaning and Definition of

com•bus•tor

Pronunciation: (kum-bus'tur), [key]
— n. Aeron.
  1. the apparatus in a ramjet or other jet engine for initiating and sustaining combustion, consisting of the igniter, fuel-injection system, combustion chamber, and flameholder.
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