Definition of Jumbo jet

1. Noun. A very large jet plane.

Exact synonyms: Jumbojet
Generic synonyms: Jet, Jet Plane, Jet-propelled Plane

Definition of Jumbo jet

1. Noun. Informally, a large transport aircraft, especially the Boeing 747. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jumbo Jet

jumble
jumble sale
jumble sales
jumbled
jumblement
jumblements
jumbler
jumblers
jumbles
jumblier
jumbliest
jumbling
jumblingly
jumbly
jumbo
jumbo jet (current term)
jumbo jets
jumboise
jumboised
jumboises
jumboize
jumboized
jumboizes
jumboizing
jumbojet
jumbos
jumbotron
jumbotrons
jumbrella
jumbrellas

Literary usage of Jumbo jet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"In order to identify which eruption cloud was involved in the encounter with the jumbo jet, we compare the velocity required to transport an ash cloud from ..."

2. Contested Skies: Trans-Australia Airlines Australian Airlines 1946-1992 by John Gunn (1999)
"... 747 jumbo-jet programme, reflected in sales of about 140 aircraft already at some $US25 million each—twelve months before the prototype is due to fly . ..."

3. Regional Peacekeepers: The Paradox of Russian Peacekeeping by John Mackinlay, Peter Cross (2003)
"The pilot might decide to alter course but the jumbo jet usually followed a path of its own choosing. In a similar way Russia's ministries had grown ..."

4. Conservation Laws by Benjamin Crowell (2003)
"3 A learjet traveling due east at 300 mi/hr collides with a jumbo jet which was ... The jumbo jet's mass is 5.0 times greater than that of the learjet. ..."

5. Coney Island by Solomon, Professor Solomon (1999)
"I came to the jumbo jet, an abbreviated version of a roller coaster. ... I approached the jumbo jet and introduced myself to its * It would be explained to ..."

6. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"June 1985 — Claimed credit for an incident at Tokyo's Narita International Airport when a bomb destined for placement on an Air India jumbo jet exploded ..."

7. Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century by William B. Johnstone, DIANE Publishing Company, Arnold E. Packer (1987)
"Although the 1970s saw the introduction of the jumbo jet, its impact did not equal the original change from propeller aircraft to jets. ..."

8. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... is expected to sell for in 1973 and better than twice the current price of the Boeing 747, the subsonic jumbo jet that can carry up to 490 passengers. ..."

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