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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

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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

It had poured $900 million into developing a big new superjet, the 250-passenger TriStar.

From Time Magazine Archive

It didn't prove to be the best tractor in the world, in fact, it might compare with a modern tractor of today about like the Wright Brothers' first flying machine would compare with a superjet.

From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Clarence Edgar Johnson

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