Jet Engine Definition

noun
An engine for aircraft, ships, etc., operating on the principle of jet propulsion.
Webster's New World
An engine that obtains the oxygen needed from the atmosphere, used especially to propel aircraft and distinguished from rocket engines having self-contained fuel-oxidizer systems.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Jet Engine

Noun

Singular:
jet engine
Plural:
jet-engines

Jet Engine Sentence Examples

  • Reciprocating engines uniformly produce much more carbon monoxide in their exhaust than the modern jet engine.

  • You are part of a team designing a new type of jet engine.

  • Becomes a commissioned officer 1929 Develops the initial idea of the jet engine - using a gas turbine to produce a propelling jet.

  • English aviation engineer and pilot who invented the jet engine.

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