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jet engine

jet engine noun: an engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.

Noun

jet engine (plural jet engines)

  1. An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
    • L.A. International Airport, where the big jet engines roar1971, Leanne Scott, “L.A. International Airport”, performed by Susan Raye
  2. Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.

jet engine meaning in Tamil, Persian and Vietnamese

jet engine in Tamil

ஜெட் பொறி, தாரைப் பொறி

jet engine in Persian

engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
موتور جت motor-e jet

jet engine in Vietnamese

engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet
động cơ phản lực không khí

Forms of jet engine

pluraljet engines

Words formed from jet engine

Questions about jet engine

What does jet engine mean?
Jet engine means an engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
What is jet engine in Tamil?
Jet engine in Tamil is ஜெட் பொறி, தாரைப் பொறி. See Jet engine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is jet engine?
Jet engine is a noun.
What is the plural of jet engine?
The plural of jet engine is jet engines.

Words near jet engine in the dictionary

  1. jet cocoon
  2. jet cocoons
  3. jet d'eau
  4. jet dryer
  5. jet dryers
  6. jet engine
  7. jet engines
  8. jet fighter
  9. jet fighters
  10. jet flame
  11. jet flow

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: jet engine (page history and authors); jet engine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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