jet-propelled
Americanadjective
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propelled by a jet engine or engines.
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Informal. having a force or speed suggesting something propelled by a jet engine; fast or powerful.
adjective
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driven by jet propulsion
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informal very fast
Etymology
Origin of jet-propelled
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Alas, the film’s outlook continued to plummet and soar and plummet again like a jet-propelled pogo stick.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
Wile E. Coyote may be rocketing, sproing-booting, and jet-propelled pogo-sticking his way into theaters again in the first Looney Tunes feature since 2003’s Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
From Slate • Aug. 29, 2018
How can a 4-foot-9 sprite launch herself skyward with such amplitude and explosion, as if jet-propelled?
From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2016
From 1950s B-movies to latter-day pastiches, the flying saucer has served as visual shorthand for the gleaming, jet-propelled, post-war vision of the future.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2014
The peal of the office bell would rouse me instantly, even if I were working in a cabin several doors away, but the sky-shattering whine of jet-propelled planes made no impression on me at all.
From Four and Twenty Beds by Vogel, Nancy
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