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jet

1

[ jet ]

noun

  1. a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
  2. something that issues in such a stream, as water or gas.
  3. a spout or nozzle for emitting liquid or gas:

    a gas jet.



verb (used without object)

, jet·ted, jet·ting.
  1. to travel by jet plane:

    to jet to Las Vegas for the weekend.

  2. to move or travel by means of jet propulsion:

    The octopus jetted away from danger.

  3. to be shot forth in a stream.
  4. to move or travel rapidly:

    The star halfback jetted toward the goal line.

verb (used with object)

, jet·ted, jet·ting.
  1. to transport by jet plane:

    The nonstop service from New York will jet you to Tokyo in 13 hours.

  2. to shoot (something) forth in a stream; spout.
  3. 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

  1. of, relating to, or associated with a jet, jet engine, or jet plane:

    jet pilot; jet exhaust.

  2. in the form of or producing a jet or jet propulsion:

    jet nozzle.

  3. by means of a jet plane:

    a jet trip; jet transportation.

jet

2

[ jet ]

noun

  1. a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
  2. a deep black.
  3. Obsolete. black marble.

adjective

  1. consisting or made of jet.
  2. of the color jet; black as jet.

jet

1

/ dʒɛt /

noun

  1. a thin stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small aperture or nozzle
  2. an outlet or nozzle for emitting such a stream
  3. a jet-propelled aircraft
  4. astronomy a long thin feature extending from an active galaxy and usually observed at radio wavelengths
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verb

  1. to issue or cause to issue in a jet

    he jetted them with water

    water jetted from the hose

  2. to transport or be transported by jet aircraft
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jet

2

/ dʒɛt /

noun

    1. a hard black variety of coal that takes a brilliant polish and is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc
    2. ( as modifier )

      jet earrings

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

JET

3

/ dʒɛt /

acronym for

  1. Joint European Torus; a tokamak plasma-containment device at Culham, Oxfordshire, for research into energy production by nuclear fusion
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jet

/ jĕt /

  1. A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced through a small opening or nozzle under pressure.
  2. An aircraft or other vehicle propelled by one or more jet engines.
  3. A jet engine.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jet1

First recorded in 1660–70; 1940–45 jet 1fordef 4; from Middle French jeter “to throw,” from unrecorded Vulgar Latin jectāre, from Latin jactus, past participle of jacere “to throw”

Origin of jet2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English jet(e), get(e), from Old French jaiet, gaiet, from Latin gagātēs, from Greek (líthos) gagā́tēs “Gagatic (stone),” named after Gágai, town in Lycia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jet1

C16: from Old French jeter to throw, from Latin jactāre to toss about, frequentative of jacere to throw

Origin of jet2

C14: from Old French jaiet, from Latin gagātēs, from Greek lithos gagatēs stone of Gagai, a town in Lycia, Asia Minor
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Example Sentences

Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.

The jet engine instantly brought two advances over propellers: it doubled the speed and it was far more reliable.

But even when the jet will be able to shoot its gun, the F-35 barely carries enough ammunition to make the weapon useful.

Search teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java Sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.

Searchers reported seeing a large shadow on the seabed, suggesting the crashed jet has been located.

Again, the big howitzers led the infernal orchestra pitting the face of no man's land with jet black blotches.

Jet black ringlets—then in vogue—clustered round an exceedingly fair face, on which there dwelt the hue of robust health.

Violet embroidered two beautiful eyes in black and white, and a jet black nose-tip.

It is there very slow and graceful; the feet are thrown out in a single long step, which Turveydrop, I presume, would call a jet.

The complexion was not jet black, like the typical negro, but of a dull brown hue, the hair being somewhat similar in color.

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