jet engine

American  

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.

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jet engine British  

noun

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

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jet engine Scientific  

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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Etymology

Origin of jet engine

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

It consists of a large jet engine placed on top of a tube the length of a London bus.

From BBC

The Symphony turbine jet engine will power Boom’s Overture supersonic jet.

From Barron's

Available for engine makers to certify since 2023, it was approved last year by the U.S. for use on military jet engines.

From The Wall Street Journal

The wave itself roars like a jet engine.

From Literature

The thing looked like a glider with a jet engine, its wings twice as long as its body, so long they drooped when the plane was at rest.

From Literature