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Definition of Jet plane
1. Noun. An airplane powered by one or more jet engines.
Generic synonyms: Aeroplane, Airplane, Plane
Specialized synonyms: Fan-jet, Fanjet, Turbofan, Turbojet, Jetliner, Jumbo Jet, Jumbojet, Twinjet
Terms within: Jet Engine
Derivative terms: Jet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jet Plane
Literary usage of Jet plane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Final Report of the Advisory Commission to Study the Consumer Price Index Cpi by William V. Roth, Jr. (1998)
"An exact analogy is the introduction of the jet plane, discussed in detail by
Gordon (1990). The quality of the ride on a ..."
2. The Theory of Electricity and Magnetism: Being Lectures on Mathematical Physics by Arthur Gordon Webster (1897)
"For instance the radii <f> = const, and the circles r = const, cutting them
orthogonally in the JET-plane correspond to the lines v = const, u = const, ..."
3. The Elements of Analytic Geometry by Percey Franklyn Smith, Arthur Sullivan Gale (1904)
"... (x, y, z) and (x, y, — z) with respect to the JET-plane. 6. Show that the
points (x, y, z) and (— x, — y, z) are symmetrical with respect to ZZ' ; (x, ..."
4. Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century by William B. Johnstone, DIANE Publishing Company, Arnold E. Packer (1987)
"... the jet plane increased the speed and efficiency of aircraft substantially.
This helped to increase the numbers of air passengers, which led to huge ..."
5. The Network Revolution: Confessions of a Computer Scientist by Jacques Vallee (1982)
"LEGEND: 1. Mail coach 2. Train 3. Car 4. Propeller plane 5 jet plane 6 Chemical
rocket 7 Nuclear rocket 1800 Figure 6. Speed of vehicles. ..."
6. The Never-ceasing Search by Francis Otto Schmitt (1990)
"What we didn't know was that we would have to pay a surcharge on our tickets
because we were taking a jet plane; so we had to stop, pay the surcharge, ..."
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