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jetavator

[ jet-uh-vey-ter ]

noun

, Rocketry.
  1. an extension of the exhaust nozzle of a rocket, for controlling the direction of the exhaust gases.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jetavator1

First recorded in 1955–60; jet 1 + (el)evator

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