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jet engine

noun

an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases.

jet engine

jet engine

An engine, generally a gas turbine , that develops thrust from a jet of hot gases produced by burning fuel in a combustion chamber.

First recorded in 1940–45

The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.

In fact, the reliability of the jet engine is the single most influential development behind the vast improvement in air safety.

Today, he oversees assembly at a GE jet engine testing facility in Peebles, Ohio.

In fact, nothing is more lethal to a jet engine than ingesting this kind of ash.

A jet engine that is still functioning is basically a furnace, and the most likely first source of ignition.

If you have ever stood near a running tip-jet, or any jet engine, I think you will know what Ezekiel means.

The reconnaissance squadron has Il-28 twin jet-engine light bombers.

The smell of goop and fuser and heat filled the room, and an air-conditioner like a jet-engine labored to keep things cool.

Furthermore, if he were using any sort of prop, or a jet engine, the noise would give him away.

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