jet airplane

noun

variants or less commonly jet plane
: an airplane powered by a jet engine that utilizes the surrounding air in the combustion of fuel or by a rocket-type jet engine that carries its fuel and all the oxygen needed for combustion

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jet airplane was in 1944

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“Jet airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20airplane. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

jet airplane

noun
: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

called also jet plane

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