jet engine

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.

jet engine

noun

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

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jet engine¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

These toxic chemicals are present in today’s modern synthetic jet engine oils and are passing into the aircraft cabin/cockpit unfiltered, affecting the air that crew and passengers breathe in.

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Advances at the lab contributed to radar systems, microwave ovens, jet engines and nuclear reactors, said Maury Fey, who worked there.

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For instance, neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers, computer hard drives, electric car motors and jet engines that enable them to be smaller and more efficient.

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This often attracts attention among online conspiracy theorists, who falsely claim that condensation trails in the sky – water vapour created from aircraft jet engines – is evidence of sinister large-scale geoengineering today.

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Two jet engines, one on each Voyager aircraft, had to be replaced following the incident at a cost of £2.5m each, the court heard.

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