jet engine

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

Origin of jet engine

1
First recorded in1940–45
  • Also called jet, jet motor .

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British Dictionary definitions for jet engine

jet engine

noun
  1. a gas turbine, esp one fitted to an aircraft

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Scientific definitions for jet engine

jet engine

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

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