Definitions

jet plane

NOUN

airplane powered by jet engine(s)

Synonyms

WEAK

Concorde blowtorch business jet jet jet liner jumbo jet multi-jet pulse-jet ramjet single-jet supersonic jet supersonic transport turbojet twin-jet

Example Sentences

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His vibrato is disciplined and finely grained; when he moves up and down the neck, the motion is smooth as a jet plane lifting into altitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

Sprinting "like a jet plane taking off" will help produce Premier League star strikers of tomorrow, new research has revealed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

When it comes to dropping nuclear weapons overseas, there are better ways to do it than with a pilot in a jet plane.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

Mr. Woods, who was also a swashbuckling licensed private jet plane pilot and trans-Atlantic sailor with homes in New York, Maine and Florida, tacked into his career as a novelist somewhat haphazardly.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

And Mr. Muhammad with his personal jet plane from Chicago.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey