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jump jet

or jump-jet

noun

  1. a jet airplane capable of taking off and landing vertically or on an extremely short runway or flight deck.


jump jet

noun

  1. a fixed-wing jet aircraft that is capable of landing and taking off vertically
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jump jet1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

Remember the Harrier jump jet, the vertical takeoff and landing craft the British designed and Hollywood made famous?

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