jet plane
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of jet plane
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
When it comes to dropping nuclear weapons overseas, there are better ways to do it than with a pilot in a jet plane.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022
Mr. Woods, who was also a swashbuckling licensed private jet plane pilot and trans-Atlantic sailor with homes in New York, Maine and Florida, tacked into his career as a novelist somewhat haphazardly.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022
And Mr. Muhammad with his personal jet plane from Chicago.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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