jet plane

noun
an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
Also called jet, jet airplane.


Origin:
1940–45

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jet plane
 
n
an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines

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Jet plane is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
It's part jet plane, helicopter and all-terrain vehicle loaded with guns at its
  side and mounted on its top.
Going halfway around the world by jet plane is inevitably a trifle disorienting.
In the sky above him, it might have been possible to spot a jet plane.
One example that clearly shows inertia is the pouring of coffee on a jet plane.
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