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jet
1[ jet ]
noun
- a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
- something that issues in such a stream, as water or gas.
- a spout or nozzle for emitting liquid or gas:
a gas jet.
verb (used without object)
- to travel by jet plane:
to jet to Las Vegas for the weekend.
- to move or travel by means of jet propulsion:
The octopus jetted away from danger.
- to be shot forth in a stream.
- to move or travel rapidly:
The star halfback jetted toward the goal line.
verb (used with object)
- to transport by jet plane:
The nonstop service from New York will jet you to Tokyo in 13 hours.
- to shoot (something) forth in a stream; spout.
- to place (a pile or the like) by eroding the ground beneath it with a jet of water or of water and compressed air.
adjective
- of, relating to, or associated with a jet, jet engine, or jet plane:
jet pilot; jet exhaust.
- in the form of or producing a jet or jet propulsion:
jet nozzle.
- by means of a jet plane:
a jet trip; jet transportation.
jet
2[ jet ]
noun
- a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
- a deep black.
- Obsolete. black marble.
adjective
- consisting or made of jet.
- of the color jet; black as jet.
JET
1/ ɛ /
acronym for
- Joint European Torus; a tokamak plasma-containment device at Culham, Oxfordshire, for research into energy production by nuclear fusion
jet
2/ ɛ /
noun
- a thin stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small aperture or nozzle
- an outlet or nozzle for emitting such a stream
- a jet-propelled aircraft
- astronomy a long thin feature extending from an active galaxy and usually observed at radio wavelengths
verb
- to issue or cause to issue in a jet
he jetted them with water
water jetted from the hose
- to transport or be transported by jet aircraft
jet
3/ ɛ /
noun
- a hard black variety of coal that takes a brilliant polish and is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc
- ( as modifier )
jet earrings
jet
- A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced through a small opening or nozzle under pressure.
- An aircraft or other vehicle propelled by one or more jet engines.
- A jet engine.
Word History and Origins
Origin of jet1
Origin of jet2
Word History and Origins
Origin of jet1
Origin of jet2
Example Sentences
High pressure has become established close to the UK blocking the progress of rain-bearing weather systems, with the jet stream diverted away from our shores.
That part of the business mostly involves work on a range of Bombardier business jets.
"No place is safe. When we have jet fighters flying in the sky… you never know what will come falling from the sky."
"They fled on bikes and she flies around on private jets," she laughed.
Fighter jets and helicopters roar above the city in practice drills.
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