superjet

[ soo-per-jet ]

noun

1. a jet aircraft, especially a large one, capable of supersonic flight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of superjet¹

First recorded in 1960–65; super- + jet ¹

Example Sentences

He then inspected workshops where the fuselage compartments and wing assemblies of Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 are made before watching a demonstration flight of the Su–35.

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Kim inspected workshops where the fuselage compartments and wing assemblies of Russia's Sukhoi Superjet 100 are made before watching a demonstration flight of the Su–35.

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Television footage showed the Sukhoi Superjet 100 bouncing along the tarmac before the rear part of the aircraft burst into flames.

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At least one Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 and an Airbus A350, both operated by Aeroflot, are currently grounded and being disassembled, one source familiar with the matter said.

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An engine has already been removed from one Superjet to allow another Superjet to continue flying, the first source said.

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