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Definition of jet engine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jet engine

noun

/ˈdʒet endʒɪn/

/ˈdʒet endʒɪn/

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an engine that drives an aircraft forwards by pushing out a stream of gases behind itTopics Transport by airb2

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