Also means
jet engine
Usage Note
Reactor covers nuclear reactors (reactor nuclear) and jet engines, from which avión de reacción ('jet plane') takes its name. In Spain reactor is also informal shorthand for a jet aircraft. The plural reactores is regular.
Examples
"El reactor nuclear fue desactivado."
Natural Translation
The nuclear reactor was deactivated.

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