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

So it’s really the feeling of being on a jet plane.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2023

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

“U.S. Air Force planes circled over the mountainous wilds of southeastern Turkey today searching for an experimental jet plane that vanished with its pilot three days ago,” the article began.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin