multi-jetadj.
/ˈmʌltɪdʒɛt/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈdʒɛt/; see also multi- comb. form. Having or involving more than one jet or jet engine.
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multi-jet1910
pure-jet1944
turbojet1945
twin-jet1946
1910 Automobile Engineer 1 22/1 In reviewing the numerous carburettors in practical use at the present time, I cannot pass lightly over two important types, viz., the multi-jet Trier and Martin and the multi-air-inlet G.A.
1963 Daily Tel. 21 Nov. 16 The experimental application of multi-jet techniques for lifting transport aircraft vertically.
1987 E. H. J. Pallett Aircraft Electr. Syst. (ed. 3) v. 76/1 In a large multijet transport aircraft..literally miles of cable are involved.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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