Phrase guide

jet plane

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A jet: an airplane that is powered by a jet engine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: jet, jet-propelled plane

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: airplane, aeroplane, plane

Narrower terms: fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet, jetliner, jumbojet, jumbo jet, twinjet

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

104 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: aeroplan reaktiv — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Arabic: طَائِرَة نَفَّاثَة (ṭāʔira naffāṯa) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Armenian: ռեակտիվ ինքնաթիռ (ṙeaktiv inkʻnatʻiṙ) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Azerbaijani: reaktiv təyyarə — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Belarusian: рэакты́ўны самалёт (reaktýwny samaljót) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Belarusian: джэт (džet) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Bulgarian: реакти́вен самоле́т (reaktíven samolét) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Burmese: ဂျက်လေယာဉ် (gyakleyany) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Catalan: jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Catalan: avió a reacció — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噴氣機 /喷气机 (pēnqìjī) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 噴氣式飛機 /喷气式飞机 (pēnqìshì fēijī) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Czech: tryskové letadlo — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Czech: tryskáč — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Czech: proudový letoun — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Danish: jetfly — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Dutch: straalvliegtuig — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Esperanto: jeto — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Esperanto: jetaviadilo — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Estonian: reaktiivlennuk — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Finnish: suihkukone — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Finnish: suihkulentokone — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • French: jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • French: avion à réaction — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Georgian: რეაქტიული თვითმფრინავი (reakṭiuli tvitmprinavi) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • German: Strahlflugzeug — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • German: Düsenflugzeug — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • German: Jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • German: Düsenjet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Greek: τζετ (tzet) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Greek: αεριωθούμενο (aeriothoúmeno) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Hebrew: מְטוֹס סִילוֹן (metós silón) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Hindi: जेट विमान (jeṭ vimān) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Hindi: जेट प्लेन (jeṭ plen) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Hungarian: sugárhajtású repülőgép — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Icelandic: þota — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Indonesian: pesawat jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Indonesian: pesawat pancar gas — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Italian: jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Italian: aereo a reazione — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Italian: aviogetto — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Italian: aerogetto — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Italian: aeroreattore — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Italian: avioreattore — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Japanese: ジェット機 (jetto-ki) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Japanese: ジェット (jetto) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Kazakh: реактивті ұшақ (reaktivtı ūşaq) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Khmer: កប៉ាល់ហោះប្រតិកម្ម (kaʼpal hɑh praʼtekam) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Khmer: យន្តហោះប្រតិកម្ម (yŭən hɑh praʼtekam) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Khmer: រ៉េអ័កស្យុង (reeʼaksyong) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Korean: 제트기 (jeteugi) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Korean: 제트 (jeteu) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Kyrgyz: реактивдүү учак (reaktivdüü ucak) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Lao: ເຮືອບິນໄອພົ້ນ (hư̄a bin ʼai phon) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Latin: pyrauloplanum — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Latvian: reaktīvā lidmašīna — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Lithuanian: reaktyvinis lėktuvas — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Macedonian: млазен авио́н (mlazen avión) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Malay: pesawat jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Māori: waka torohaki — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Māori: waka rererangi torohaki — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Mongolian: тийрэлтэт онгоц (tiireltet ongoc) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Navajo: kʼos neiłtʼiʼí — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Norman: avion à réaction — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jetfly — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jetfly — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Pali: usumavehāsayāna — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Iranian Persian: هَواپِیْمایِ جِت (havâpeymâ-ye jet) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Polish: odrzutowiec — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Polish: samolot odrzutowy — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Portuguese: jato — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Portuguese: a jato — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Romanian: jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Romanian: avion cu reacție — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Russian: реакти́вный самолёт (reaktívnyj samoljót) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Russian: джет (džet) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Serbo-Croatian: млазни авион — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Serbo-Croatian: млазни зракоплов — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Serbo-Croatian: mlazni avion — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Serbo-Croatian: mlazni zrakoplov — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Serbo-Croatian: mlȃžnjāk — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Slovak: tryskové lietadlo — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Slovene: reaktivno letalo — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Spanish: jet — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Spanish: avión a reacción — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Spanish: aeroplano reactor — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Spanish: avión a chorro — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Spanish: avión de reacción — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Swahili: jeti — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Swahili: eropleni ya jeti — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Swedish: jetplan — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Swedish: jetflygplan — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Swedish: reaplan — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Tajik: тайёраи реактивӣ (tayyora-yi reaktivi) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Tajik: ҳавопаймои реактивӣ (havopaymo-yi reaktivi) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Tajik: самолёти реак­тивӣ — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Thai: อากาศยานไอพ่น (aa-gàat-sà-yaan-ai-pôn) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Turkish: jet uçağı — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Turkmen: reaktiw uçar — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Ukrainian: реакти́вний літа́к (reaktývnyj liták) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Ukrainian: джет (džet) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Urdu: جیٹ جَہاز (jeṭ jahāz) — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Uzbek: reaktiv samolyot — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine
  • Vietnamese: máy bay phản lực — an airplane that is powered by a jet engine