Definition of jump jet
: a military jet aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing capability
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The same day, during an exercise in the East African nation of Djibouti, another Marine CH-53 helicopter was damaged on landing and a Marine AV-8B Harrier jump jet crashed after the pilot ejected.
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Additional Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jump jets and attack helicopters followed to take on the AQAP force.
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First Known Use of jump jet
1964
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