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Meaning of Jet Age | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A period in history defined by the advent of aircraft powered by turbine engines, and by the social change this brought about.
    historical
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Jet Age.
    alt-of, uncountable

Examples

“Science Evolving Jet-Age Materials [title]”
“American commercial aviation stands at the threshold of the jet age. That it will make the transition is now a settled issue, and the one remaining question is when.”
“The Nazis had launched the jet age in 1939 with a fighter plane, the avant-garde Heinkel He 178, but were hardly in shape after the war to exploit this technological advantage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

jet ant jet bead jet belt jet blast jet boat jet bridge

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