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单词 jet engine
释义

jet enginen.

Brit. /ˈdʒɛt ˌɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)n/, /ˌdʒɛt ˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛd ˈɛndʒən/, /ˈdʒɛd ˌɛndʒən/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jet n.3, engine n.
Etymology: < jet n.3 + engine n.
An engine which uses jet propulsion to provide forward thrust; spec. one in an aircraft which takes in atmospheric air and uses it to burn fuel, ejecting a jet of hot compressed air and exhaust gases.Types of jet engine include the turbojet, turbofan, rocket, and ramjet.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > jet
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jet motor1921
jet engine1933
society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [noun] > aircraft engine > jet engine
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jet engine1933
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1933 Sci. Amer. Apr. 233/3 The problem of the jet engine itself on the Lorin principle is sufficient to provide some real work for research men for ten years.
1943 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 47 413 In general, the jet engine performance is given not in h.p. but in kg. of thrust.
1948 Life 26 Apr. 34 The XB-47 is powered by six jet engines set in the wings and 18..rocket units mounted in the tail to catapult the plane into the air on take-offs.
1974 J. B. Keane Lett. of Love-hungry Farmer in Celebrated Lett. (1996) 10 The seasoned, unattached females of today..burn up vodka and gin as if they had jet engines.
1997 J. Haigh et al. Catch & Release iv. 98 A thirty foot river boat with a 150-horse jet engine.
2003 Wired July 136 White Knight dives low over our heads..its carbon fiber airframe powered by two afterburning jet engines.

Derivatives

ˈjet-ˌengined adj. powered by one or more jet engines.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [adjective] > having or powered by jet engine
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1946 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 4 June 1/6 Jet engined passenger planes will cruise casually at 500 miles an hour.
1960 Guide Civil Land Aerodrome Lighting (B.S.I.) 30 Where a runway is used by large jet-engined aircraft, blister type fittings are advisable.
2007 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 1 Mar. 25 Hammond..made headlines after surviving a 300mph crash in a jet-engined car.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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