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

Two jet engines, one on each Voyager aircraft, had to be replaced following the incident at a cost of £2.5m each, the court heard.

From BBC

One could be seen riding on a scooter up to a Voyager and spraying paint into its jet engine before riding away.

From BBC

Step inside, and engineers are making high precision parts for jet engines.

From BBC

The roar of jet engines reverberated around Damascus’ downtown districts as Israeli drones and warplanes peppered the Syrian military’s General Staff headquarters with missiles, engulfing sections of the compound in fireballs.

From Los Angeles Times

Footage posted online last Friday by Palestine Action showed two people inside the Oxfordshire airbase in darkness, with one riding on a scooter up to an Airbus Voyager and spraying paint into its jet engine.

From BBC