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jet propulsion

a method of propelling airplanes, boats, etc. that uses the reaction force created when compressed outside air and hot exhaust gases are forced through a jet nozzle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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