jet-propelledadj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛtprəˈpɛld/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛtprəˈpɛld/,

/ˌdʒɛtproʊˈpɛld/

Forms: 1800s– jet-propelled, 1900s– jet-propelled (chiefly U.S.).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jet n.³, propelled , propel v.

Etymology: < jet n.³ + propelled, past participle of propel v. Compare earlier jet propulsion n. and later jet-propel v.

1. Esp. of a ship or aircraft: driven by means of jet propulsion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > propulsive > rocket- or jet-propelled

rocket-driven1875

rocket-propelled1875

jet-propelled1877

1877 W. H. White Man. Naval Archit. xiv. 612 Jet-propelled vessels, when moving ahead at full speed, derive their steering power from the reaction of the water in the wake upon the rudder.

1904 R. Kennedy Mod. Engines & Power Generators I. ii. 104 The Viper and Vixen, twin screw vessels of about the same tonnage..were built as fair competitors with the jet propelled Waterwitch.

1922 Flight 14 276/2 Many of the inventions imagined by Jules Verne..have already been realised, so who shall say that the design for a jet-propelled monoplane seaplane described by M. Maurice Armende..will not materialise—some day?

1945 F. Whittle in Proc. Inst. Mech. Engin. 152 422/2 At the beginning of 1940 the Air Ministry..began to work on the assumption that there was a good chance of getting jet propelled fighter aircraft into production for use in the war.

1947 Sci. News 4 35 When Sir Malcolm Campbell makes his next attempt on the world's speed record, he will be using a true ‘jet-propelled’ speedboat.

1973 Technol. & Culture 14 554 The shift from propeller-driven to jet-propelled aircraft.

2001 Business Week 20 Aug. 78/2 Someday soon, we tell ourselves, we'll be flying to work using our jet-propelled mini-vests.

2. figurative. Very fast, frenzied.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > very

seven-leagued1747

ripping1826

seven-league-booted1828

splitting1829

lightning1832

high-speed1844

double-quick1860

mile-a-minute1883

express1897

jet-propelled1947

supersonic1947

light speed1987

1947 Life 17 Nov. 5/1 (advt.) The moment you open one of Gardner's Perry Mason books you're off on a jet propelled thriller that whisks you through a baffling murder maze at break-neck speed.

1969 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 22/8 The book conveys the period of music-making in the 1920s and 1930s and its air of domesticity far removed from today's jet-propelled bustle.

1974 J. Willwerth Jones: Portrait of Mugger iv. 60 Jones shoots cocaine; he does not sniff or snort it in the manner of rock musicians, jet-propelled partygoers, or swinging secretaries.

1998 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Oct. 164/3 A true believer in test-tube fabrics, mass-production technology, and jet-propelled lives for women.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jet-propelled
释义	jet-propelledadj. Brit. /ˌdʒɛtprəˈpɛld/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛtprəˈpɛld/, /ˌdʒɛtproʊˈpɛld/ Forms: 1800s– jet-propelled, 1900s– jet-propelled (chiefly U.S.). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: jet n.³, propelled , propel v. Etymology: < jet n.³ + propelled, past participle of propel v. Compare earlier jet propulsion n. and later jet-propel v. 1. Esp. of a ship or aircraft: driven by means of jet propulsion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [adjective] > propulsive > rocket- or jet-propelled rocket-driven1875 rocket-propelled1875 jet-propelled1877 1877 W. H. White Man. Naval Archit. xiv. 612 Jet-propelled vessels, when moving ahead at full speed, derive their steering power from the reaction of the water in the wake upon the rudder. 1904 R. Kennedy Mod. Engines & Power Generators I. ii. 104 The Viper and Vixen, twin screw vessels of about the same tonnage..were built as fair competitors with the jet propelled Waterwitch. 1922 Flight 14 276/2 Many of the inventions imagined by Jules Verne..have already been realised, so who shall say that the design for a jet-propelled monoplane seaplane described by M. Maurice Armende..will not materialise—some day? 1945 F. Whittle in Proc. Inst. Mech. Engin. 152 422/2 At the beginning of 1940 the Air Ministry..began to work on the assumption that there was a good chance of getting jet propelled fighter aircraft into production for use in the war. 1947 Sci. News 4 35 When Sir Malcolm Campbell makes his next attempt on the world's speed record, he will be using a true ‘jet-propelled’ speedboat. 1973 Technol. & Culture 14 554 The shift from propeller-driven to jet-propelled aircraft. 2001 Business Week 20 Aug. 78/2 Someday soon, we tell ourselves, we'll be flying to work using our jet-propelled mini-vests. 2. figurative. Very fast, frenzied. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > very seven-leagued1747 ripping1826 seven-league-booted1828 splitting1829 lightning1832 high-speed1844 double-quick1860 mile-a-minute1883 express1897 jet-propelled1947 supersonic1947 light speed1987 1947 Life 17 Nov. 5/1 (advt.) The moment you open one of Gardner's Perry Mason books you're off on a jet propelled thriller that whisks you through a baffling murder maze at break-neck speed. 1969 Daily Tel. 13 Feb. 22/8 The book conveys the period of music-making in the 1920s and 1930s and its air of domesticity far removed from today's jet-propelled bustle. 1974 J. Willwerth Jones: Portrait of Mugger iv. 60 Jones shoots cocaine; he does not sniff or snort it in the manner of rock musicians, jet-propelled partygoers, or swinging secretaries. 1998 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Oct. 164/3 A true believer in test-tube fabrics, mass-production technology, and jet-propelled lives for women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1877
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