jump jet

noun

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. — Paul Sonne, Washington Post, "Military suffers spate of aviation accidents as Trump announces plans to send National Guard to border," 5 Apr. 2018 Additional Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jump jets and attack helicopters followed to take on the AQAP force. — Cynthia Mcfadden, NBC News, "How the Trump Team’s First Military Raid in Yemen Went Wrong," 1 Oct. 2017

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