jet engine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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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 roar
1971, Leanne Scott, “L.A. International Airport”, performed by Susan Raye:
- Any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet, etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jet engines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
scramjet · fanjet · turbojet · ramjet · pulsejet · jet turbine
Relateds
rocket engine · turboprop · gas turbine · duct engine · rotary engine · jet propulsion · turboshaft · turbofan · piston engine · pulse detonation engine
Translations (33)
es motor de reacción (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · de Düsentriebwerk (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · ja ジェットエンジン (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · fi suihkumoottori (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · el αεριοστροβιλωθητήρας (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · it motore a reazione (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · pl silnik odrzutowy (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · fr moteur à réaction (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · cmn 噴氣發動機 /喷气发动机 (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · cs tryskový motor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · nn jetmotor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · nb jetmotor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · ca motor a reacció (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · fa موتور جت (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · sv jetmotor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · hu sugárhajtómű (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · mi pūkaha torohaki (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · ko 제트 엔진 (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · da flymotor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · da jetmotor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · ru реакти́вный дви́гатель (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · de Strahltriebwerk (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · nl straalmotor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · cs reaktivní motor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · ia motor a jecto (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · mk млазен погон (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · eo jetmotoro (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · he מנוע סילון (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · km ម៉ាស៊ីនយន្តហោះ (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · uk реакти́вний двигу́н (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · pt motor a jato (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · vi động cơ phản lực không khí (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet) · sv reamotor (engine that obtains thrust by ejecting a jet)