having a force or speed suggesting something propelled by a jet engine; fast or powerful
Word origin
[1875–80]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross-fertilization, fan-tan, graph, overdraft, weekend
Examples of 'jet-propelled' in a sentence
jet-propelled
I felt like I was being jet-propelled through a slow-motion film.
Shell, Ray ICED
Another venture included backing the development of the first commercial water jet-propelled catamaran.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Stamp down your right foot and it's jet-propelled in a straight line.
The Sun (2014)
Athletes now make jet-propelled career moves unaffected by patriotic considerations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Another project he is working on is a jet-propelled badger submarine.
The Sun (2016)
Let's hear it for the jet-propelled shopping trolley and the 80mph garden shed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was like driving a silent, jet-propelled go-cart and it was stupidly good fun.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
After lunch there, just for fun (jet-propelled on double espressos), we drove to the sea.
Globe and Mail (2003)
A contender for the greatest ever live album, it's a searing full-blooded snapshot of a band in their jet-propelled prime.