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

Navy estimates it will cost $1.5 million to salvage a jet plane that crashed on a coral reef in Hawaii nearly two weeks ago, officials said Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2023

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

It sounded as if a jet plane had landed in the Tickhams’ backyard.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo