jet plane


noun

an airplane moved by jet propulsion.
Also called jet, jet airplane.

Origin of jet plane

First recorded in 1940–45

Example sentences from the Web for jet plane

  • And they didn't seem to be going fast enough so that I'd expect to hear a roar like a jet-plane.

    The Fourth Invasion |Henry Josephs

British Dictionary definitions for jet plane

jet plane

noun

an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines