: a jet engine having a fan that operates in a duct and draws in extra air whose compression and expulsion provide extra thrust
also : an airplane powered by a fan-jet engine

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fan-jet was in 1962

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“Fan-jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan-jet. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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