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superjet

American  
[soo-per-jet] / ˈsu pərˌdʒɛt /

noun

  1. a jet aircraft, especially a large one, capable of supersonic flight.


Etymology

Origin of superjet

First recorded in 1960–65; super- + jet 1

Example Sentences

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In May 2019 an Aeroflot Sukhoi superjet crashed and caught fire on a Moscow runway killing 41 people.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2021

United Aircraft Corp will push its Sukhoi 100 superjet, and also has high hopes for its mid-sized airliner, the MC-21/MS-21.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2011

Airlines do not pay for new aircraft until they are delivered, and Boeing is more than three months behind schedule in production of its $23 million superjet 747.

From Time Magazine Archive

To many people, the sheer size of a superjet raises the horrifying image of a supercrash.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Trouble?" asked Bud, who had just dropped into the office with some flight-test data on a new Swift superjet.

From Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung by Brey, Charles