jet airplane (noun)
81engine — en|gine [ endʒın ] noun count *** 1. ) a machine with moving parts that uses a fuel to produce movement, for example in a road vehicle or airplane: a jet/gasoline/diesel/steam engine 2. ) a vehicle that pulls a train: LOCOMOTIVE 3. ) engine of… …
82fighter — fight|er [ faıtər ] noun count ** 1. ) a military airplane that is designed for battles with other airplanes: a fighter pilot jet fighters 2. ) someone who takes part in the sport of BOXING or any other sport in which people fight physically a )… …
83force — force1 [ fɔrs ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical strength ▸ 2 group of police, etc. ▸ 3 influence ▸ 4 scientific effect ▸ 5 military ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount physical strength or violence: They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.… …
84takeoff — take|off [ teık,ɔf ] noun 1. ) count or uncount an occasion when an airplane leaves the ground and starts to fly: The jet crashed shortly after takeoff. 2. ) count an occasion when someone copies the voice and behavior of someone else in a… …
85aeroplane — /ˈɛərəpleɪn / (say airruhplayn) noun an aircraft, heavier than air, kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings, and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. Also, Chiefly US, airplane. {French aéroplane} …
86con|vert|i|plane — «kuhn VUR tuh PLAYN», noun. an aircraft that operates like a conventional airplane in level flight, but which takes off and lands like a helicopter: »A convertiplane with a helicopter rotor above the fuselage powered by small jet units at the tip …
87ja|to — «JAY toh», noun. Aeronautics. a unit consisting of one or more rocket engines, to provide extra jet propulsion for speeding up the take off of an airplane or for helping it to take off with heavy loads. ╂[< j(et) a(ssisted) t(ake) o(ff)] …
88ship|ping — «SHIHP ihng», noun. 1. the act or business of sending goods by water, rail, truck, or air: »Mr. Hecht brought his own kind of jet propulsion into shipping long before the airplane people even dreamed of it (New York Times). 2. a) ships… …
89fight·er — /ˈfaıtɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : someone or something that fights: such as a : a warrior or soldier nationalist fighters see also ↑freedom fighter …
