Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jet age

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: jet age
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A period in history defined by the advent of aircraft powered by turbine engines, and by the social change this brought about.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Jet Age.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Coined in the late 1940s.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

jet plane

Frequently Paired Words

jet plane atomic age space age

Questions

What does jet age mean?: A period in history defined by the advent of aircraft powered by turbine engines, and by the social change this brought about.
Where does jet age come from?: Coined in the late 1940s.

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