jet engine
An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel,…An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
» A jet engine is rather loud.
Meaning
2 sensesAn engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
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реакти́вный дви́гательreaktívnyj dvígatelʹ
реакти́вний двигу́нreaktývnyj dvyhún
Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.
- a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
Examples
3 sentencesA jet engine is rather loud.
The new jet engines that will deliver more thrust at top speeds.
Most modern passenger and military aircraft are powered by gas turbine engines, which are also called jet engines.
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Forms
plural: jet engines| Singular | jet engine |
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| Plural | jet engines |
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