jet engine
noun
: an engine that produces motion as a result of the rearward discharge of a jet of fluid
specifically
: an airplane engine that uses atmospheric oxygen to burn fuel and produces a rearward discharge of heated air and exhaust gases see airplane illustration
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Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
The winds that blew through the Santa Cruz Mountains sounded like a jet engine the night that Sarah Johnston watched a tree erupt into flames from the window of her Aldercroft Heights home.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
If ingested into the P-8’s jet engines, the flares could have caused catastrophic damage, analysts said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Engineers might simulate complex jet engines and entire factories through AI, potentially replacing what traditionally demands a decade of professional learning to master.
—John Werner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
The winds that blew through the Santa Cruz Mountains sounded like a jet engine the night that Sarah Johnston watched a tree erupt into flames from the window of her Aldercroft Heights home.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
If ingested into the P-8’s jet engines, the flares could have caused catastrophic damage, analysts said.
—Brad Lendon, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Engineers might simulate complex jet engines and entire factories through AI, potentially replacing what traditionally demands a decade of professional learning to master.
—John Werner, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Jet engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20engine. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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