Jet engine
Jet engine noun - A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion.
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Rocket and jet engine are semantically related. in gas airplane engine topic. In some cases you can use "Rocket" instead a noun phrase "Jet engine".
Rocket
Rocket noun - A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion.
Both terms in one sentence
- The Russians (or even the German V2 rocket and the British jet engine for that matter) seem to have been ignored.
Source: Creator Provincialism -
Rocket Ride: In "Mach One for the Gipper", Baloo flies a newly invented jet engine.
Source: Western Animation / TaleSpin -
Nonindicative Name: In fact, everyone keeps calling the device in question "The Rocket" when everything that's shown tells us it's basically a jet engine.
Source: Film / The Rocketeer
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