jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane - an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe, ramjet, ramjet engine - a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed

reaction engine, reaction-propulsion engine - a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream

rocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

rotor - rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors of a jet engine

turbofan, turbofan engine, turbojet engine, turbojet - jet engine in which a turbine drives air to the burner

flame-out - the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion