jet plane

collocation in English

meaningsofjetandplane

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jet
noun
uk
/dʒet/us
/dʒet/
an aircraft with a jet engine that is able to fly ...
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plane
noun[C]
uk
/pleɪn/us
/pleɪn/
;
a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or ...
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(Definition ofjetandplanefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofjet plane

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For this he needs a privatejetplane.
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This could also be said of the passage from 69240 to 69440 where the sound of thejetplanetakes the role of the glissandi.
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Yet what happened when she stepped off herjetplane?
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Is she further aware that the noise can be very near the threshold of pain—rather like standing behind ajetplane?
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He was an awesome microscopist who understood advanced electron microscopes like a test pilot understands ajetplane.
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The term, which replaced "caf society", came from the lifestyle of traveling from one stylish or exotic place to another viajetplane.
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A similarjetplane-like effect occurs naturally in long distance shortwave radio music broadcasts.
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He accepts to do a test flight with a newjetplane, to earn $10,000.
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He transforms from ajetplaneinto a red robot.
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The sound the electric motor makes is often compared to that of ajetplane.
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Flangers tend to sound more pronounced and natural, like thejetplanewhoosh effect, whereas phasers tend to sound more subtle and otherworldly.
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However, some butterflies, like the skippers, may hold their wings either flat, or folded, or even in-between (the so-calledjetplaneposition) when perched.
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There are 236 airplanes based at the airport, 114 of which are single engine airplanes, 22 are multi-engine airplanes, 1jetplane, and 9 helicopters.
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Below him, ajetplanecan be seen flying towards the building.
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The two women run across the stage, announcing wildly that thejetplanehas crashed.
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When it folds up its body and extends its wings, it looks like ajetplane, and flies at speeds equal to one.
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The land of bullock-carts, or steam trains, is beginning to be seen as a land of automobiles, or jet planes.
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One might have noisy neighbours, but buses, cars and jet planes are a constant nuisance which all people dislike.
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But for what, it is surely legitimate to ask, are jet planes now needed?
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I believe that jet planes can give a greater measure of value per ton than any other article we export.
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