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单词 jet engine
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jet engine

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noun

an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases.
Also called jet, jet motor .

Origin of jet engine

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby jet engine

jet boat, jetborne, jet condenser, jeté, jet-enamelled ware, jet engine, jetfighter, jetfoil, jet gun, jet-hop, Jethro
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Example sentences from the Web for jet engine

  • The smell of goop and fuser and heat filled the room, and an air-conditioner like a jet-engine labored to keep things cool.

    Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for jet engine

jet engine

noun

a gas turbine, esp one fitted to an aircraft
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for jet engine

jet engine

An engine, generally a gas turbine, that develops thrust from a jet of hot gases produced by burning fuel in a combustion chamber.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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