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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Last week, we reported on companies that are using converted jet engines to power data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because of a global shortage of large gas turbines, Mr. Musk’s xAI and some companies are jury-rigging gas plants by installing clusters of small turbines and even retrofitting old jet engines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tech companies are going to extraordinary measures to get that electricity, including using converted jet engines as power turbines and making special deals with Bitcoin mining companies to divert the crypto power to AI.

From Barron's

Brazil has the world's second-largest reserves of critical minerals, which are used in everything from electric vehicles, solar panels and smartphones to jet engines and guided missiles.

From Barron's

Brazil has the world's second-largest reserves of these elements, which are used in everything from electric vehicles, solar panels and smartphones to jet engines and guided missiles.

From Barron's