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.

4. jet plane.
5. jet engine.

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

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

jet

²

/ dʒɛt /

noun

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

      jet earrings

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

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.

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

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

Example Sentences

Poland, Ukraine's neighbour to the west, scrambled fighter jets to patrol its own airspace as a security precaution, Poland's Operational Command said.

From BBC

RAF fighter jets have been scrambled from Scotland after a Russian military aircraft was detected flying close to UK airspace.

From BBC

Lilium's aircraft uses 30 electric jets that can be tilted in unison to swing between vertical lift and forward flight.

From BBC

But on TV, he plays a successful rich guy because he has all the props, from fancy cars to private jets to a boardroom that was actually a set built for his "reality" TV show.

From Salon

The climate-damaging vapours left behind by jet planes could be easily tackled, aviation experts say, with a new study suggesting they could be eliminated for a few pounds per flight.

From BBC