jet engine
noun
an engine, as an aircraft engine, that produces forward motion by the rearward exhaust of a jet of fluid or heated air and gases.
Also called
jet,
jet motor.
Origin of jet engine
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby jet engine
jet,
jet airplane,
jet black,
jet boat,
jet condenser,
jet engine,
jet gun,
jet injection,
jet lag,
jet pipe,
jet plane
Example sentences from the Web for jet engine
The smell of goop and fuser and heat filled the room, and an air-conditioner like a jet-engine labored to keep things cool.
Makers |Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for jet engine
jet engine
noun
a gas turbine, esp one fitted to an aircraft
Scientific definitions for jet engine
jet engine
An engine, generally a gas turbine, that develops thrust from a jet of hot gases produced by burning fuel in a combustion chamber.