COMMERCIAL JET collocation | meaning and examples of use (original) (raw)
collocation in English
meanings of commercial and jet
commercial
adjective
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/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
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/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
jet
noun
uk
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/dʒet/us
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/dʒet/
an aircraft with a jet engine that is able to fly ...
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It was one of the first countries to develop flying machines and the first to develop a commercial jet aeroplane.
It is believed that the total market for commercial jet airliners between now and the end of 1989 will amount to £103 billion at today's values.
It was the first known case of sabotage aboard a commercial jet airliner.
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It has become since then the best-selling commercial jet aircraft in aviation history.
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His hobbies included running and flying - he was a fully qualified commercial jet pilot.
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About 20 countries closed their airspace to commercial jet traffic and it affected about 10 million travellers.
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Unlike commercial jet aircraft, the space shuttles did not have flight data recorders intended for after-crash analysis.
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However, most commercial jet engines continue to produce thrust in the forward direction, even when idle, acting against the deceleration of the plane.
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Fixed-wing aircraft designed for high-speed operation (such as commercial jet aircraft) have difficulty generating enough lift at the low speeds encountered during takeoff.
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Commercial jet aircraft are powered by turbofans; these have an enlarged air compressor which generates most of the thrust from air which bypasses the combustion chamber.
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This spot, between about 450mph km/h kn and 700mph km/h kn, was precisely where the vast majority of commercial jet aircraft spent most of their time.
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With the arrival of the 1960s however, commercial jet planes began to dominate the transatlantic passenger trade and steamship companies increasingly found it difficult to compete.
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Over the last 40 years, commercial jet airliners have become 70% more fuel efficient and are predicted to be another 25% more fuel efficient by 2025.
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For commercial jet aircraft the jet noise has reduced from the turbojet through bypass engines to turbofans as a result of a progressive reduction in propelling jet velocities.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, the advent of commercial jet air travel encouraged people to travel to distant destinations during the summer, rather than to utilize local beaches and resorts.
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