turbojets

noun

plural of turbojet
as in turboprops

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  1. jets
  2. aircraft
  3. tankers
  4. airships
Noun
  • The remains, discovered at a Greek border area 60 years ago, were flown to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, aboard a military aircraft that was escorted by Bulgarian air force fighter jets from the country's border with Greece.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • With another 64 fighters still outstanding and a separate $14 billion arms package awaiting approval, the real test of Washington’s commitment will not be the arrival of two jets, but whether the rest follow.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of jets
Noun
  • The aircraft is particularly suited to Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), maritime surveillance, anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Data from Flightradar24 showed a number of aircraft searching south of the island.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • There has been very limited demand to book tankers to load oil from ports in the Persian Gulf, a step that would need to happen for shipments from the export installations to happen, shipbrokers and tanker owners said Friday.
    — Alex Longley, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Definition of tankers
Noun
  • Although its rigid design hearkens back to the gargantuan airships of the early 20th century, Pathfinder 1 is almost completely different from any large airship that has flown before.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Oct. 2023
Definition of airships
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