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jet plane
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines
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Noun1.jet planejet plane - an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
jet, jet-propelled plane
aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
fan-jet, fanjet, turbofan, turbojet - an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
jet engine - a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
jetliner - a large jet plane that carries passengers
jumbo jet, jumbojet - a very large jet plane
twinjet - a jet plane propelled by two jet engines


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It was attached to a jet plane, which hauled the spacecraft 14 km (9 mi) into the air before releasing it.
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