jet engine

/dʒɛt ˌɛndʒən/

Other forms: jet engines

Definitions of jet engine

1. noun

   a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
   types:

   fan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine

   a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust

   atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe, ramjet, ramjet engine

   a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed

   rocket, rocket engine

   a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

   booster, booster rocket, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket

   the first stage of a multistage rocket

   nuclear rocket

   a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant

   retrorocket

   a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course

   space rocket

   a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space

   thruster

   a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft

   type of:

   reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine

   a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream