twinjet in English
adjective
1
(of an aircraft) having two jet engines.
Boeing's initial entry in the short-haul twin-jet airliner market, the 737-100, did not fly until April 1967, almost four years after the first One-Eleven test flight.
noun
1
a twin-jet aircraft.
The sleek, almost sinister appearing, twin jet was the fastest thing in the sky and could outrun a Mustang by over a 100-mph.
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1. By 1988, Boeing realized that the only answer was a new clean–sheet design, which became the 777 twinjet.
2. Design work occurred concurrently with the 757 twinjet, leading Boeing to treat both as almost one program to reduce risk and cost.
3. By the early 1990s, the wide-body twinjet had become its manufacturer's annual best-selling aircraft, despite a slight decrease due to economic recession.