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NASA’s Picture Dictionary

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Jet

  1. A kind of engine that sucks air in at the front to mix with the fuel and then shoots a blast of heated air and gases out the back through the nozzle. This blast pushes the engine forward.
  2. An airplane powered by one or more jet engines.
A Black jet with the word "NASA" on it flies above Earth
NASA’s X-43A has an engine that “breathes” air and flies faster than other jet planes.
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Sentences:
Jet engines can make airplanes fly fast.
NASA’s X-43 jet plane broke the world record for the fastest flight.

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