jet engine

noun

1. an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases.

jet engine

noun

1. a gas turbine, esp one fitted to an aircraft

jet engine

1. An engine, generally a gas turbine , that develops thrust from a jet of hot gases produced by burning fuel in a combustion chamber.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jet engine¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The company used machine learning to remotely monitor the performance of equipment in jet engines and nuclear power plants.

From MIT Technology Review

We detected problems in jet engines before GE, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce because we developed a personalized model for each engine.

From MIT Technology Review

The A-12′s jet engines—so powerful that the director of central intelligence once said they sounded as if “the Devil himself were blasting his way straight from Hell”—began to fail, then sputtered out.

From Popular-Science

The huge craft also sports the largest jet engines around, the GE9X, each of which features a fan that’s 11 feet in diameter.

From Popular-Science

Late last month, the Federal Aviation Administration signed off on the biggest commercial jet engine in the world.

From Popular-Science

The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, the reliability of the jet engine is the single most influential development behind the vast improvement in air safety.

From The Daily Beast

Today, he oversees assembly at a GE jet engine testing facility in Peebles, Ohio.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, nothing is more lethal to a jet engine than ingesting this kind of ash.

From The Daily Beast

A jet engine that is still functioning is basically a furnace, and the most likely first source of ignition.

From The Daily Beast

If you have ever stood near a running tip-jet, or any jet engine, I think you will know what Ezekiel means.

From Project Gutenberg

The reconnaissance squadron has Il-28 twin jet-engine light bombers.

From Project Gutenberg

The smell of goop and fuser and heat filled the room, and an air-conditioner like a jet-engine labored to keep things cool.

From Project Gutenberg

Furthermore, if he were using any sort of prop, or a jet engine, the noise would give him away.

From Project Gutenberg