Usually means: Extra fuel burns in exhaust.
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  1. afterburning: Merriam-Webster
  2. afterburning: Collins English Dictionary
  3. afterburning: Wiktionary
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  6. Afterburning: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  8. afterburning: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wiktionary (afterburning)

noun:  (aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.

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