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JET ENGINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jet engine" is a kind of...):
reaction-propulsion engine; reaction engine (a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream)
Meronyms (parts of "jet engine"):
rotor (rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils)
Domain member category:
flame-out (the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "jet engine"):
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)
Holonyms ("jet engine" is a part of...):
jet; jet-propelled plane; jet plane (an airplane powered by one or more jet engines)
