jet plane
Americannoun
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jet planes
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of jet plane
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Some say they sound like a jet plane about to take off, others complain of a high-pitched whine.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
His vibrato is disciplined and finely grained; when he moves up and down the neck, the motion is smooth as a jet plane lifting into altitude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Sprinting "like a jet plane taking off" will help produce Premier League star strikers of tomorrow, new research has revealed.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in Hawaii before removal from the ocean waters where the aircraft crashed on Nov. 20.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
“U.S. Air Force planes circled over the mountainous wilds of southeastern Turkey today searching for an experimental jet plane that vanished with its pilot three days ago,” the article began.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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