jet-propelled
Moved by exhaust
Jet-propelled describes something driven forward by a jet engine or similar mechanism that expels a high-speed stream of gas or fluid: a jet-propelled aircraft.
Figuratively, it suggests exceptional speed or rapid advancement: Her jet-propelled rise through the company surprised everyone.
Machine producing motion
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- fuelEnergy source material
compressor · ignition · exhaust · turbojet · ramjet · scramjet · fanjet · bypass
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- machAirspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
engine
Machine producing motion
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
fuel · compressor · ignition · exhaust · turbojet · ramjet · scramjet · fanjet · bypass · spool
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- machAirspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
afterburner · thrust · zoom · whiz · streak · blur · swift · rapid · fast · quick
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
fuselage · cockpit · runway · hangar · aerodynamics · aeronautics · wing · tailfin · altitude · airspeed
jet-propelledwind-powered
Driven by air currents
human-powered · unpowered · turboprop · steam-powered · pedal-powered
jet-propelledslow-moving
Progressing at low speed
plodding · antiquated · old-fashioned · horse-drawn · sluggish
propel, propeller, jettison, propulsion, projectile, propelled, jetted, jetting, propelling