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twinjet

American  
[twin-jet] / ˈtwɪnˌdʒɛt /

noun

  1. an airplane powered by two jet engines.


Etymology

Origin of twinjet

First recorded in 1945–50; twin 1 + jet 1

Example Sentences

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Boeing has sold nearly 800 777-300ERs, acclaimed as the most efficient large twinjet in the sky today.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2014

Airbus won’t go head-to-head with that, its largest twinjet being the A350-1000 with 369 seats.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2014

The revamped 777X is the largest twinjet yet designed and will come in two versions, seating 350 to 406 people.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2013

Airbus is building the first A350-900 test aircraft and has a total of 548 of the three variants of long-distance twinjet on order.

From Reuters • Jul. 8, 2012

He consults his employers, and suddenly I am climbing into a Mitsubishi twinjet, courtesy of a gruff Chicago executive named Joseph Salvato, a first-generation Sicilian whose cousin John jokingly calls him "God."

From Time Magazine Archive

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