Meanings
nounjet plane (plural jet planes)
plural jet planes · alternative jet airplane · alternative jetplane
- A jet: an airplane that is powered by a jet engine.
Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast
1975, Bob Dylan, “You're a Big Girl Now”, in Blood on the Tracks1 more example
I'm leavin' on a jet plane / I don't know when I'll be back again / Oh, babe, I hate to go
1967, John Denver, “Leaving on a Jet Plane”performed by Peter, Paul and Mary, Warner Records
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan airplane powered by one or more jet engines
Similar
jetjet-propelled plane
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic طَائِرَة نَفَّاثَة
- طَائِرَة نَفَّاثَة (ṭāʔira naffāṯa)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Bulgarian реакти́вен самоле́т
- реакти́вен самоле́т (reaktíven samolét)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Catalan jet, avió a reacció
- jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- avió a reaccióan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Chinese Mandarin 噴氣機 /喷气机, 噴氣式飛機 /喷气式飞机
- 噴氣機 /喷气机 (pēnqìjī)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- 噴氣式飛機 /喷气式飞机 (pēnqìshì fēijī)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Czech tryskové letadlo, tryskáč
- tryskové letadloan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- tryskáčan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- proudový letounan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Danish jetfly
- jetflyan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Dutch straalvliegtuig
- straalvliegtuigan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Esperanto jeto, jetaviadilo
- jetoan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- jetaviadiloan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Estonian reaktiivlennuk
- reaktiivlennukan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Finnish suihkukone, suihkulentokone
- suihkukonean airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- suihkulentokonean airplane that is powered by a jet engine
French jet, avion à réaction
- jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- avion à réactionan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
German Strahlflugzeug, Düsenflugzeug
- Strahlflugzeugan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- Düsenflugzeugan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- Jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- Düsenjetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Greek τζετ, αεριωθούμενο
- τζετ (tzet)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- αεριωθούμενο (aeriothoúmeno)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Hebrew מְטוֹס סִילוֹן
- מְטוֹס סִילוֹן (metós silón)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Hindi जेट विमान, जेट प्लेन
- जेट विमान (jeṭ vimān)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- जेट प्लेन (jeṭ plen)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Hungarian sugárhajtású repülőgép
- sugárhajtású repülőgépan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Icelandic þota
- þotaan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Indonesian pesawat jet, pesawat pancar gas
- pesawat jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- pesawat pancar gasan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Italian jet, aereo a reazione
- jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- aereo a reazionean airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- aviogettoan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- aerogettoan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- aeroreattorean airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- avioreattorean airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Japanese ジェット機, ジェット
- ジェット機 (jetto-ki)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- ジェット (jetto)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Korean 제트기, 제트
- 제트기 (jeteugi)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- 제트 (jeteu)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Latin pyrauloplanum
- pyrauloplanuman airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Latvian reaktīvā lidmašīna
- reaktīvā lidmašīnaan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Lithuanian reaktyvinis lėktuvas
- reaktyvinis lėktuvasan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Malay pesawat jet
- pesawat jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Māori waka torohaki, waka rererangi torohaki
- waka torohakian airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- waka rererangi torohakian airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Norwegian Bokmål jetfly
- jetflyan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Polish odrzutowiec, samolot odrzutowy
- odrzutowiecan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- samolot odrzutowyan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Portuguese jato, a jato
- jatoan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- a jatoan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Romanian jet, avion cu reacție
- jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- avion cu reacțiean airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Russian реакти́вный самолёт, джет
- реакти́вный самолёт (reaktívnyj samoljót)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- джет (džet)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Slovak tryskové lietadlo
- tryskové lietadloan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Spanish jet, avión a reacción
- jetan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- avión a reacciónan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- aeroplano reactoran airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- avión a chorroan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- avión de reacciónan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Swahili jeti, eropleni ya jeti
- jetian airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- eropleni ya jetian airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Swedish jetplan, jetflygplan
- jetplanan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- jetflygplanan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- reaplanan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Thai อากาศยานไอพ่น
- อากาศยานไอพ่น (aa-gàat-sà-yaan-ai-pôn)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Turkish jet uçağı
- jet uçağıan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Ukrainian реакти́вний літа́к, джет
- реакти́вний літа́к (reaktývnyj liták)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
- джет (džet)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Urdu جیٹ جَہاز
- جیٹ جَہاز (jeṭ jahāz)an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Vietnamese máy bay phản lực
- máy bay phản lựcan airplane that is powered by a jet engine
Cite this entry
APA
jet plane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20plane
MLA
“jet plane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20plane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jet plane,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jet%20plane.
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