jump jet

or jump-jet

noun

1. a jet airplane capable of taking off and landing vertically or on an extremely short runway or flight deck.

jump jet

noun

1. a fixed-wing jet aircraft that is capable of landing and taking off vertically

Word History and Origins

Origin of jump jet¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Commissioned in 1989, the Wasp-class ships can accommodate the Navy’s fleets of hovercrafts for fast troop movement to the beach and a wide variety of other aircraft, including the tiltrotor MV-22 Osprey and the F-35B Lightning II, a multi-role fighter designed to replace the Harrier “Jump Jet” used by Marines.

From Washington Times

The 1996 promotional gambit encouraged consumers to mass purchase Pepsi products to accumulate "Pepsi Points" in exchange for "Pepsi Stuff" or prizes, including a $23 million Harrier Jump Jet.

From Salon

Costing almost £100m each, they can land vertically - similar to the Harrier Jump Jet - and combine radar-evading stealth technology with supersonic speeds.

From BBC

They can land vertically, similar to the Harrier Jump Jet, and combine radar-evading stealth technology with supersonic speeds.

From BBC

The F-35A variant takes off from a normal runway while the F-35B is a jump jet capable of vertical takeoff and landing on both land and on ships.

From Washington Times