jet airplane (noun)

  • 21jumbo jet — jumbo ,jet noun count a large airplane for a lot of passengers. A jumbo jet is often simply called a jumbo …

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  • 22ram|jet — «RAM JEHT», noun. a type of jet engine in which the fuel is fed into air compressed by the speed of the airplane, guided missile, etc., that contains it. A ramjet must reach a speed of at least 300 miles an hour to operate efficiently …

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  • 23jump jet — jump ,jet noun count MAINLY BRITISH an airplane that can move up or down in a straight line when it leaves the ground or lands …

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  • 24tur·bo·jet — /ˈtɚboʊˌʤɛt/ noun, pl jets [count] : an airplane that has a turbojet engine …

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  • 25superjet — ˌ noun Etymology: supersonic + jet (VI) : a supersonic jet airplane * * * /sooh peuhr jet /, n. a jet aircraft, esp. a large one, capable of supersonic flight. [1960 65; SUPER + JET1] * * * superjet /sooˈ or sūˈpər jet/ noun A supersonic jet… …

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  • 26flameout — noun Date: 1950 1. the unintentional cessation of operation of a jet airplane engine 2. a sudden downfall, failure, or cessation 3. a person whose successful career ends abruptly …

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  • 27superjet — noun Date: 1958 a very large jet airplane …

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  • 28propjet — noun an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine • Syn: ↑turboprop, ↑turbo propeller plane • Hypernyms: ↑propeller plane • Part Meronyms: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑ …

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  • 29robot bomb — noun a small jet propelled winged missile that carries a bomb • Syn: ↑buzz bomb, ↑flying bomb, ↑doodlebug, ↑V 1 • Hypernyms: ↑guided missile * * * noun : a small pilotless jet propelled airplane that is steered by a gyroscopic device, that …

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  • 30turbojet engine — noun a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust • Syn: ↑fanjet, ↑fan jet, ↑fanjet engine, ↑turbojet, ↑turbofan, ↑turbofan engine • Hypernyms: ↑jet engine …

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