jet airplane (noun)

  • 61scramjet — ˈskramˌjet noun Etymology: supersonic combustion ramjet : a ramjet airplane engine in which thrust is produced by burning fuel in a supersonic airstream after the airplane has attained supersonic speed by other means of propulsion …

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  • 62air|craft — «AIR KRAFT, KRAHFT», noun, plural craft. 1. an airplane, airship, helicopter, or balloon; any machine for flying in the air that is supported in flight by buoyancy (such as a balloon), or by the action of air (such as an airplane), or by reaction …

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  • 63Catwoman — For other uses, see Catwoman (disambiguation). Catwoman Cover to Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale (June 2004), depicting various Catwoman costumes from the character s history. Art by Brian Bolland …

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  • 64Institutions in the Southern Victory (Timeline-191) series — Timeline 191 is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels. TL 191 includes the novel How Few Remain , and the Great War, American Empire, and Settling Accounts series. They detail events in four major eras between… …

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  • 65japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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  • 66Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 67blow|torch — «BLOH TRCH», noun. 1. a small, portable torch that shoots out a very hot flame. A blowtorch is used to melt lead or solder, thaw frozen pipes, and burn off paint. 2. U.S. Slang. a) an airplane having a jet engine. b) a jet engine …

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  • 68down — down1 [ daun ] function word *** Down can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): She was walking down the street. as an adverb (without a following noun): She lay down and fell asleep. after the verb to be : Oil… …

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  • 69rocket — I. noun Etymology: Middle French roquette, from Old Italian rochetta, diminutive of ruca arugula, from Latin eruca Date: 1530 any of several plants of the mustard family: as a. arugula b. dame s rocket II. noun Usage: often attributive …

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  • 70crash — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden loud noise ADJECTIVE ▪ almighty, deafening, great, huge, loud, resounding, thunderous ▪ sickening, terri …

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