jet engine
English Thesaurus
1. a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine, |
| definition | : | a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, |
| definition | : | a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe, ramjet, ramjet engine, |
| definition | : | a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rocket, rocket engine, |
| definition | : | a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | rotor, |
| definition | : | rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane, |
| definition | : | an airplane powered by one or more jet engines (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | flame-out, |
| definition | : | the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion (noun.event) |
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