commercial jet

collocation in English

meaningsofcommercialandjet

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commercial
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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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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(Definition ofcommercialandjetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was one of the first countries to develop flying machines and the first to develop acommercialjetaeroplane.
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It is believed that the total market forcommercialjetairliners between now and the end of 1989 will amount to £103 billion at today's values.
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It was the first known case of sabotage aboard acommercialjetairliner.
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It has become since then the best-sellingcommercialjetaircraft in aviation history.
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His hobbies included running and flying - he was a fully qualifiedcommercialjetpilot.
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About 20 countries closed their airspace tocommercialjettraffic and it affected about 10 million travellers.
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Unlikecommercialjetaircraft, the space shuttles did not have flight data recorders intended for after-crash analysis.
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However, mostcommercialjetengines continue to produce thrust in the forward direction, even when idle, acting against the deceleration of the plane.
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Fixed-wing aircraft designed for high-speed operation (such ascommercialjetaircraft) have difficulty generating enough lift at the low speeds encountered during takeoff.
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Commercialjetaircraft are powered by turbofans; these have an enlarged air compressor which generates most of the thrust from air which bypasses the combustion chamber.
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This spot, between about 450mph km/h kn and 700mph km/h kn, was precisely where the vast majority ofcommercialjetaircraft spent most of their time.
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With the arrival of the 1960s however,commercialjetplanes began to dominate the transatlantic passenger trade and steamship companies increasingly found it difficult to compete.
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Over the last 40 years,commercialjetairliners have become 70% more fuel efficient and are predicted to be another 25% more fuel efficient by 2025.
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Forcommercialjetaircraft the jet noise has reduced from the turbojet through bypass engines to turbofans as a result of a progressive reduction in propelling jet velocities.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, the advent ofcommercialjetair travel encouraged people to travel to distant destinations during the summer, rather than to utilize local beaches and resorts.
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