| NOUN | artifact | jet engine | a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion |
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| Meaning | A gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion. | |
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| Category of | flame-out | The failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion |
| Part of | jet, jet plane, jet-propelled plane | An airplane powered by one or more jet engines |
| Parts | rotor | rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils |
| Narrower | fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet engine, turbojet, turbojet engine, turbofan, turbofan engine | A jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust |
| ramjet, ramjet engine, atherodyde, athodyd, flying drainpipe | A simple type of jet engine | |
| rocket, rocket engine | A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion | |
| Broader | reaction-propulsion engine, reaction engine | A jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream |
| Spanish | motor de reacción, reactor | |
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