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supersonic

noun

Definition of supersonic

as in jet

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Recent Examples of supersonic Mikel Arteta is taking his supersonic. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind. — David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024 The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2020 There’s no amount of computing power that can make the Wright Flyer supersonic. — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 11 Dec. 2019 The Devils landed winger Patrick Maroon, no stranger to riding shotgun beside former superstar teammates like Connor McDavid and Ryan Getzlaf, as well as the supersonic Michael Grabner last Thursday. — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 27 Feb. 2018

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Noun

Tensions had already intensified Monday when Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Islamabad described as militant hideouts.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
In a video cameo, Cruise gave the monarch a shout-out while in a fighter jet.

— Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of jet

Noun

Specter uses a turbojet propulsion system built around a modular airframe.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
But then the development of modern high-bypass turbofan jet engines that are 75% quieter than 1960s-technology turbojets eliminated much of the controversy.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026

Definition of turbojet

Noun

In 2021, the company unveiled the eFlyer 800, an eight-seat, all-electric aircraft intended to offer performance comparable to that of a twin turboprop.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Gamera places a Honeywell TPE331 turboprop in a nacelle mounted between the two fuselages above the wing.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of turboprop

Noun

The second hijacked jetliner, United Airlines Flight 175, struck the South Tower 17 minutes later, slamming into the 78th through 84th floors.

— Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The veteran journalist initially thought the jetliner might hit 2 Penn Plaza, the office building that overlooks Madison Square Garden.

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of jetliner

Noun

All 18 men, dressed in blue jumpsuits, were seen boarding the large gray military aircraft.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Designed to fly at Mach 2 The TMS-10 project centers on a 10- to 15-seat supersonic business aircraft intended for business travel and high-end tourism.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of aircraft

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