French word

quadriréacteur

Pronunciation

IPA/kwadʁiʁeaktœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfour-engine jet

Example

Ils ont vu un quadriréacteur au-dessus de la ville.

They saw a four-engine jet over the city.

Illustration for quadriréacteur (four-engine jet)

More examples

Un quadriréacteur se posera bientôt sur la piste.

A four-engine jet will soon land on the runway.

Core concept

A four-engined jet viewed as one aircraft rather than as four separate sources of propulsion.

Definition in French

Avion équipé de quatre réacteurs.

Word origin

In French, quadri- forms terms for four-part or four-unit things, while réacteur names a jet engine, so their combination denotes an aircraft fitted with four such engines.

Usage tips

  • The word belongs mainly to aviation language, whereas everyday speech more often uses avion à quatre moteurs or a specific aircraft model name.

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