jet airplane
41jet engine — noun Date: 1943 an engine that produces motion as a result of the rearward discharge of a jet of fluid; specifically an airplane engine that uses atmospheric oxygen to burn fuel and produces a rearward discharge of heated air and exhaust gases… …
42airplane — Synonyms and related words: Cub, VTOL, adjustable propeller, aeroplane, afterburner, aileron, air ambulance, air controls, air scoop, air scout, aircraft, airfreighter, airlift, airliner, airscrew, all weather fighter, ambulance, amphibian… …
43jet propulsion — noun Date: 1867 propulsion of a body produced by the forwardly directed forces of the reaction resulting from the rearward discharge of a jet of fluid; especially propulsion of an airplane by jet engines …
44jet — An airplane propelled by jets of gas and developing great speed as compared with an airplane powered by the conventional piston engine …
45airplane — n. aeroplane, jet plane …
46airplane — air•plane art at airwaves [[t]ˈɛərˌpleɪn[/t]] n. 1) aer. a heavier than air craft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers or jet propulsion 2) aer. any similar heavier than air craft …
47jet lag — Tired feeling after an airplane trip that includes changes in time zones …
48Cyclone Business Jet — (CBJ)[1] is an undergraduate student organization at Iowa State University, undertaking the task of designing and constructing a prototype 10 passenger commuter or business class jet airplane.[2] It is composed mostly of Aerospace Engineer majors …
49jump jet — noun : a military jet aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capability * * * a jet airplane capable of taking off and landing vertically or on an extremely short runway or flight deck. Also, jump jet. Cf. STOL, VTOL. [1960 65] * * * jump jet …
50jumbo jet — jum bo jet (j[u^]m b[ o] j[e^]t ), n. A large commercial jet airplane, usually having a passenger capacity of over 300 in normal use; also called {widebody airlane}. [PJC] …
