Meaning

1 senses
  1. (historical)A period in history defined by the advent of aircraft powered by turbine engines, and by the social change this brought about.

Origin

Coined in the late 1940s.

Coined in the late 1940s.

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Word family

1 related words
Relatedjet plane

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Jet Age — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto