jet engine
noun
: an engine that produces motion as a result of the rearward discharge of a jet of fluid
specifically
: an airplane engine that uses atmospheric oxygen to burn fuel and produces a rearward discharge of heated air and exhaust gases see airplane illustration
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The powdered rock can cause a jet engine to shut down.
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CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Here, in front of a crowd of diehards that made a couple thousand people sound like a jet engine, those larger worries couldn’t feel further away.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
While the latest generation of both supersonic and hypersonic aircraft mostly use jet engines and atmospheric oxygen for combustion, spaceplanes, generally speaking, also have wings but use rocket engines and carry O2 on board.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Sometimes birds will be ingested into the jet engine and cause catastrophic engine failure.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
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CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Here, in front of a crowd of diehards that made a couple thousand people sound like a jet engine, those larger worries couldn’t feel further away.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
While the latest generation of both supersonic and hypersonic aircraft mostly use jet engines and atmospheric oxygen for combustion, spaceplanes, generally speaking, also have wings but use rocket engines and carry O2 on board.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
Sometimes birds will be ingested into the jet engine and cause catastrophic engine failure.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for jet engine
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“Jet engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20engine. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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