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noun

a widebody jet airliner.

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Also jumbo.

Origin of jumbo jet

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby jumbo jet

jumar, jumble, jumble sale, jumbo, jumboize, jumbo jet, jumbuck, Jumna, jump, jump all over someone, jump at

How to use jumbo jet in a sentence

The money arrived on jumbo jets in cash — euros, Swiss francs and other currencies — just as six American detainees, including The Washington Post’s Jason Rezaian, were released.
Pompeo repeats ‘zombie’ claim that Obama gave Iran $150 billion|Glenn Kessler|September 21, 2021|Washington Post
Jonkman compares the enormous moving parts to a jumbo jet that has to fly just once every 10 years.
Texas’s 82-foot-tall storm-gate plan may have some gaping holes|Purbita Saha|June 15, 2021|Popular-Science
Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
Pentagon Misfires in Stealth Jet Scandal|Dave Majumdar|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But even when the jet will be able to shoot its gun, the F-35 barely carries enough ammunition to make the weapon useful.
New U.S. Stealth Jet Can’t Fire Its Gun Until 2019|Dave Majumdar|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Search teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java Sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Searchers reported seeing a large shadow on the seabed, suggesting the crashed jet has been located.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had leaped very smartly to this point of vantage, nevertheless he found Jumbo there before him, chattering worse than ever!
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Again, the big howitzers led the infernal orchestra pitting the face of no man's land with jet black blotches.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Jet black ringlets—then in vogue—clustered round an exceedingly fair face, on which there dwelt the hue of robust health.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
Violet embroidered two beautiful eyes in black and white, and a jet black nose-tip.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
It is there very slow and graceful; the feet are thrown out in a single long step, which Turveydrop, I presume, would call a jet.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for jumbo jet

jumbo jet

noun

informal a type of large jet-propelled airliner that carries several hundred passengers

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jumbo jet

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