Definitions

jet engine

NOUN

gas airplane engine

Synonyms

WEAK

fanjet pulsejet ramjet reaction engine rocket rocket motor turbofan turbojet turboprop

Example Sentences

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He said designing the turbine, which kept as much of the original jet engine features as possible, was a roughly 18-month undertaking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

It consists of a large jet engine placed on top of a tube the length of a London bus.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The Symphony turbine jet engine will power Boom’s Overture supersonic jet.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

I mean, they had a jet engine from a plane that they were using for the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Overhead I hear the sound of a jet engine, and I open my eyes and look up in time to see the plane pass by high in the sky.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan