Definitions for jet propulsion

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jet′ propul′sion(n.)

  1. the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.

    Category: Physics

Origin of jet propulsion:

1865–70

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jet propulsion(noun)

    propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear

Wiktionary

  1. jet propulsion(Noun)

    Propulsion that is caused by the expulsion of a jet of fluid, especially by a jet engine

  2. jet propulsion(Noun)

    The study of devices propelled by jet propulsion


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

jet propulsion(adjective)

and forcing it out from behind.

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