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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A jet engine that provides extra thrust by means of a ducted fan in its forward end that draws in extra air.
  2. n. An airplane with such an engine.

Wiktionary

  1. n. aviation a turbofan engine
  2. n. aviation an airplane powered by turbofan engines

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
  2. n. a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust

Examples

  • “The six-seat, 1,400-nm Foxjet was shelved in the early 1980s when its Williams WR44-800 fanjet (the predecessor to the now-certified FJ44) was selected by the U.S.”

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  1. turbofan

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  1. jet
  1. jet plane
  1. jet-propelled plane
  1. jet engine

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  1. turbofan
  1. turbojet
  1. fan-jet
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