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

How to use jetpack in a sentence

These jetpacks are designed to carry a person over rough terrain, up a building, or somewhere else they could not normally get.
DARPA’s flying forward with its jetpack program|Kelsey D. Atherton|November 22, 2022|Popular-Science
It’s as if other tectonic plates were ambling about, then India strapped on a jetpack.
The New Historian of the Smash That Made the Himalayas|Robin George Andrews|April 14, 2021|Quanta Magazine
NASA’s Perseverance rover took this video on February 18 as a jetpack lowered it onto the Red Planet’s surface.
Watch real video of Perseverance’s Mars landing|Lisa Grossman|February 22, 2021|Science News
It’s that moment, lift-off, that has given jetpacks an enduring appeal for over a century.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 17)|Singularity Hub Staff|October 17, 2020|Singularity Hub

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.
Best James Bond Gadgets from Goldfinger, Octopussy & More (Video)|Melissa Leon|October 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST