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jet airplane — noun also jet plane : an airplane powered by a jet engine that utilizes the surrounding air in the combustion of fuel or by a rocket type jet engine that carries its fuel and all the oxygen needed for combustion * * * jet airplane, = jet plane.… … Useful english dictionary
jet airplane — reaktyvinis lėktuvas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. jet airplane; reactive airplane vok. Düsenflugzeug, n rus. реактивный самолёт, m pranc. avion à réaction, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
jet airplane. — See jet plane. [1940 45] … Useful english dictionary
jet — jet1 [jet] vt., vi. jetted, jetting [< MFr jeter, to throw < OFr < VL * jectare, for L jactare, freq. of jacere, to throw < IE base * yē , to throw, do > Gr hienai, to set in motion, throw, send] 1. to spout, gush, or shoot out in… … English World dictionary
jet lag — n. a disruption of circadian rhythms, associated with high speed travel by jet airplane to distant time zones jet lagged adj … English World dictionary
jet engine — noun count a type of engine that combines air and burning fuel to create power for a JET airplane … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jet plane — noun an airplane powered by one or more jet engines (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑jet, ↑jet propelled plane • Derivationally related forms: ↑jet (for: ↑jet) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
jet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek gagatēs, from Gagas, town and river in Asia Minor Date: 14th century 1. a compact velvet black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stream, spurt, gush, shoot, spout, pour, rush, squirt. n. stream, fountain; outgush, spurt; jet plane (see aviation). See water. adj. black, pitch[y], ebon[y]. See color. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
jet plane — an airplane moved by jet propulsion. Also called jet, jet airplane. [1940 45] * * * … Universalium
