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Word: twinjet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Since neither of the two presidential Boeing 707 jets was available for the rush trip to Cape Cod, Kennedy took a twinjet, eight-passenger Lockheed Jet-star-an airplane never before used by a President because it lacks the intricate communications facilities that go with the Chief Executive whenever he is in the air. While President Kennedy was still on the way, a ten-member military medical team assisted Dr. Walsh with the caesarean delivery. And at 12:52 p.m., a baby boy (4 Ibs. 10 oz., and 17 in. long) was born to Jackie Kennedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: TheStruggle of The Baby Boy | 8/16/1963 | See Source »

...covey of twinjet, all-weather Flashlight fighter bombers with striking clear-plastic needle noses, roughly the equivalent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia: Whoosh | 7/21/1961 | See Source »

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