| English Dictionary |
JET-PROPELLED PLANE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does jet-propelled plane mean?
• JET-PROPELLED PLANE (noun)
The noun JET-PROPELLED PLANE has 1 sense:
1. an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
Familiarity information: JET-PROPELLED PLANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An airplane powered by one or more jet engines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
jet; jet-propelled plane; jet plane
Hypernyms ("jet-propelled plane" is a kind of...):
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Meronyms (parts of "jet-propelled plane"):
jet engine (a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jet-propelled plane"):
fan-jet; fanjet; turbofan; turbojet (an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine)
jetliner (a large jet plane that carries passengers)
jumbo jet; jumbojet (a very large jet plane)
twinjet (a jet plane propelled by two jet engines)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Drop by drop would make a lake." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Make your bargain before beginning to plow." (Arabic proverb)
"He who wins the first hand, leaves with only his pants in hand." (Corsican proverb)