English noun: jet engine | |||
1. | jet engine (artifact) a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | atherodyde, athodyd, fan-jet, fanjet, fanjet engine, flying drainpipe, ramjet, ramjet engine, rocket, rocket engine, turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet, turbojet engine | ||
Part holonym | rotor | ||
Part meronym | jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane | ||
Domain category members | flame-out | ||