jumbo jet

jum·bo jet

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [juhm-boh jet]
- /ˈdʒʌm boʊ dʒɛt/
- /ˈdʒʌm.bəʊ ˈdʒet/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juhm-boh jet]
- /ˈdʒʌm boʊ dʒɛt/

Definitions of jumbo jet words

noun jumbo jet a widebody jet airliner. 1
noun jumbo jet Boeing 747: large passenger plane 1
noun jumbo jet a type of large jet-propelled airliner that carries several hundred passengers 0

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Origin of jumbo jet

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Jumbo jet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jumbo jet

jumbo jet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

jumbo jet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jumbo jet

noun jumbo jet

blowtorch — A blowtorch is the same as a blowlamp.
concorde — the first commercial supersonic airliner, in service between 1976 and 2003. Of Anglo-French construction, it was capable of cruising at over 2160 km per hr (1200 mph)

All 2 Synonyms of jumbo jet