jet airplane
21airplane — [n] vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air aeroplane, airbus, aircraft, airliner, airship, cab*, crate*, jet, kite*, plane, ramjet*, ship*; concept 504 …
22airplane — [er′plān΄] n. [altered, infl. by AIR, from earlier AEROPLANE] a fixed wing aircraft, heavier than air, that is kept aloft by the aerodynamic forces of air as it is driven forward by a screw propeller or by other means, as jet propulsion …
23jet plane — airplane powered by means of jet propulsion …
24airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
25jet engine — an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases. Also called jet, jet motor. [1940 45] * * * Any of a class of internal combustion engines that propel aircraft by… …
26Airplane! — For other uses, see Airplane (disambiguation). Airplane! Theatrical poster Directed by Jim Abrahams David Zucker …
27Jet engine — For a general overview of aircraft engines, see Aircraft engine. A Pratt Whitney F100 turbofan engine for the …
28jet — jet1 [ dʒet ] noun ** 1. ) count an airplane that can fly very fast and gets its power from a JET ENGINE: He owns a ranch in Montana and has a private jet. a jet fighter 2. ) uncount a hard black shiny stone used for making jewelry and ORNAMENTS… …
29jet-propelled plane — noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines • Syn: ↑jet, ↑jet plane • Derivationally related forms: ↑jet (for: ↑jet) • Hypernyms: ↑airplane, ↑ …
30Jet bridge — The word “jetway” is sometimes used for a high altitude airway. BridgeTypePix image title = Stearns Airport Equipment passenger boarding bridges at Denver International Airport type name = Jet bridge sibling names = Loading bridge,… …
