jet plane

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noun

an airplane moved by jet propulsion.

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Also called jet, jet airplane.

Origin of jet plane

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby jet plane

jet injection, jet lag, jetliner, jetpack, jet pipe, jet plane, jetport, jet-propelled, jet propulsion, jetsam, jet set

How to use jet plane in a sentence

When most people fly commercially in America, they travel on large jet planes from companies like Delta, United and American Airlines.
In Alaska, Commercial Aviation Is a Lifeline. The State Is Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes.|by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica|June 16, 2021|ProPublica
As invisible to readers as Wonder Woman’s transparent jet plane, she was increasingly recognized after Lepore interviewed her in 2014.
Joye Hummel, first woman hired to write Wonder Woman comics, dies at 97|Harrison Smith|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Chérif was arrested in Paris in January 2005 as he was about to board a plane to Damascus along with a man named Thamer Bouchnak.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As we waited for my plane to come in, we stayed silent for a long time.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And then I got on a plane, and guess what was playing: I Never Sang for My Father.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The sequestered spot, a seat beneath a plane tree, with a lonesome arc-lamp shining full upon it, was occupied.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Again, the big howitzers led the infernal orchestra pitting the face of no man's land with jet black blotches.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Jet black ringlets—then in vogue—clustered round an exceedingly fair face, on which there dwelt the hue of robust health.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
Violet embroidered two beautiful eyes in black and white, and a jet black nose-tip.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
It is there very slow and graceful; the feet are thrown out in a single long step, which Turveydrop, I presume, would call a jet.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for jet plane

jet plane

noun

an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines

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jet plane

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