afterburner
(AF-tur-burn-uhr)—a device
in the tailpipe of a turbojet engine that
injects fuel into the hot gases to provide
extra thrust
ban
(BAN)—to forbid by law
dogfight
(DAWG-fiyt)—a mid-air battle
between fighter planes
drone
(DROHN)—an unmanned aircraft
or ship guided by remote control or
onboard computer
radar
(RAY-dar)—a device that sends out
radio waves for finding the location and
speed of a moving object
stealth
(STELTH)—an aircraft design that
is hard for radar to pick up
supersonic
(soo-pur-SON-ik)—faster than
the speed of sound; the speed of sound is
about 761 miles (1,225 km) per hour.
terrorist
(TER-ur-ist)—a person who uses
violent acts to frighten people in order to
achieve a goal
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