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Ramjet vs Ramset - What's the difference?

ramjet | ramset |

As nouns the difference between ramjet and ramset

is that ramjet is (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 while ramset is a large nail or bolt fired or fixed into hard materials, such as steel and concrete, and used to hold or anchor them in place.

As a verb ramset is

to fire or fix such a fastening.

ramjet

English

Noun

(wikipedia ramjet) (en noun)
  • (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.

    • Derived terms

    * scramjet * Bussard ramjet

    Related terms

    * jet engine * pulsejet * turbojet

    ramset

    English

    (Ramset gun)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • a large nail or bolt fired or fixed into hard materials, such as steel and concrete, and used to hold or anchor them in place.

    • Verb

    (ramsett)
  • To fire or fix such a fastening.

    • Quotations

    (English Citations of "ramset")

    Synonyms

    * rambolt * direct fastening