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jetpack

[ jet-pak ]

/ ˈdʒɛtˌpæk /

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noun

a jet-powered backpack used by astronauts to move around in space away from a spacecraft.

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Words nearby jetpack

jet-hop, Jethro, jet injection, jet lag, jetliner, jetpack, jet pipe, jet plane, jetport, jet-propelled, jet propulsion

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How to use jetpack in a sentence

It’s as if other tectonic plates were ambling about, then India strapped on a jetpack.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover took this video on February 18 as a jetpack lowered it onto the Red Planet’s surface.
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It’s that moment, lift-off, that has given jetpacks an enduring appeal for over a century.
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Sometimes you have to fly stunt formations with a plane and another guy in a jetpack to really get your kicks.
Daredevil in a Jetpack Flies Alongside A Plane|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And you thought the jetpack that fit in your trunk was convenient.
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