fan-jet

1. 1.

   an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine

   Synonymsfanjetturbofanturbojet

   Broaderjet

   Partsfanjet
2. 2.

   a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust

   Synonymsfanjetfanjet engineturbojetturbojet engineturbofanturbofan engine

   Broaderjet engine

   Part offanjetpropjet

   Partsafterburnergas turbine

Questions about fan-jet

What does fan-jet mean?

fan-jet means "an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fan-jet?

fan-jet has 2 syllables: fan--jet. The stress falls on "fan-".

What is another word for fan-jet?

Close synonyms include fanjet, turbofan, turbojet, fanjet, fanjet engine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fan-jet a common word?

fan-jet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.