jet plane
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
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Example sentences from the Web for jet plane
And they didn't seem to be going fast enough so that I'd expect to hear a roar like a jet-plane.
The Fourth Invasion|Henry Josephs
British Dictionary definitions for jet plane
jet plane
noun
an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines
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