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jetpack

American  
[jet-pak] / ˈdʒɛtˌpæk /

noun

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


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Chappelle told the crowd that they could boo all they wanted, because he received a jetpack from Musk last Christmas.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2022

Since then, Gravity has tinkered with its jetpack design, making about 1,000 iterations of its 3D-printed jet suit.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2022

In 2020, multiple pilots said they had seen someone flying in a jetpack at high altitude near the airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2022

The French inventor Franky Zapata has been injured after his homemade jetpack, called a flyboard, crashed into a lake in the town of Biscarrosse.

From BBC • May 29, 2022

“Jesus Christ, I expect to have a chip in my brain and a jetpack in a couple decades’ time.”

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

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