jet (aircraft)
81jet stream — 1. strong, generally westerly winds concentrated in a relatively narrow and shallow stream in the upper troposphere of the earth. 2. similar strong winds in the atmosphere of another planet: jet streams on Jupiter. 3. the exhaust of a jet or… …
82Aircraft hijacking — Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. In most cases the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers. However, in the September 11, 2001… …
83Jet Propulsion Laboratory — JPL redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory …
84Jet (fluid) — A jet is a coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture. Jets can travel long distances with dissipating. In the Earths atmosphere there exist jet streams that travel… …
85jet — noun 1 plane with a jet engine ADJECTIVE ▪ jumbo ▪ supersonic ▪ regional (esp. AmE) ▪ commercial, passenger ▪ pr …
86Aircraft ground handling — In aviation, aircraft ground handling defines the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and (usually) parked at a terminal gate of an airport.OverviewMany airlines subcontract ground handling to an airport or a handling agent, or… …
87jet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stream, spurt, gush, shoot, spout, pour, rush, squirt. n. stream, fountain; outgush, spurt; jet plane (see aviation). See water. adj. black, pitch[y], ebon[y]. See color. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… …
88jet — i. An aircraft powered by one or more gas turbine engines. ii. A gas turbine engine may be referred to as a jet engine. iii. A strong, well defined stream of fluid either issuing from an orifice or moving in a contracted duct, such as the jet of… …
89aircraft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See aviation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. airplane, jet, balloon, helicopter, dirigible, blimp, lighter than air craft, airship, airliner, zeppelin, *chopper, *egg beater, flying machine,… …
90jet engine — noun a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion • Members of this Topic: ↑flame out • Hypernyms: ↑reaction propulsion engine, ↑reaction engine • Hyponyms: ↑fanjet, ↑ …
