Jet engine
WordNet
noun
(1) A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion
WiktionaryText
Noun
- an engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle
- any engine propelled by expelling a high speed fluid jet (jet propulsion), such as a rocket, turbojet, turbofan, ramjet etc.