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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Reaching Mach 5 involves the use of a so-called ramjet, which is similar to a traditional jet engine but doesn’t have any moving parts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The jet engine maker reports External link fourth-quarter results Thursday morning.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

If a data center wants to roar like a jet engine all night, that’s the deal.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

These toxic chemicals are present in today’s modern synthetic jet engine oils and are passing into the aircraft cabin/cockpit unfiltered, affecting the air that crew and passengers breathe in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

Neither one of them heard the discordant sound of a jet engine coming near until it roared right above their heads.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin