jet engine

NOUN

gas airplane engine

Synonyms

WEAK

fanjet pulsejet ramjet reaction engine rocket rocket motor turbofan turbojet turboprop

Example Sentences

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If a data center wants to roar like a jet engine all night, that’s the deal.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

It consists of a large jet engine placed on top of a tube the length of a London bus.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Maybe other jet engine makers like GE Aerospace, Safran, Rolls-Royce, or RTX could find some new business with AI hyperscalers.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

These toxic chemicals are present in today’s modern synthetic jet engine oils and are passing into the aircraft cabin/cockpit unfiltered, affecting the air that crew and passengers breathe in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

The forces in favor of equality redoubled their efforts, determined to surmount the resistance to integration like a jet engine propelling an airplane through drag.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly