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boost
Definição1
(1) Any temporary augmentation of thrust or power given to a flying vehicle during takeoff, climb or other part of its flight, as with booster rocket or by means of rocket-assisted takeoff (RATO). (2) Excess pressure, over and above a datum (usually one bar), in the induction manifold of a piston engine. This may be positive or negative. (3) To supercharge or turbocharge an engine.
Fonte1
KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
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