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Noun: jet engine  jet 'en-jun
  1. A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion

Derived forms: jet engines

Type of: reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine

Part of: jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane

Encyclopedia: Jet engine

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