Definition of 'jet'
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present
tense jets
, present participle jetting
, past tense , past participle jetted
1. countable noun
2. See also jump jet
3. verb
4. countable noun
A jet of liquid or gas is a strong, fast, thin stream of it.
A jet of water poured through the windows.
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noun
3.
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Word origin of 'jet'
C16: from Old French jeter to throw, from Latin jactāre to toss about, frequentative of jacere to thrownoun
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Word origin of 'jet'
C14: from Old French jaiet, from Latin gagātēs, from Greek lithos gagatēs stone of Gagai, a town in Lycia, Asia Minornoun acronym for
Joint European Torus; a tokamak plasma-containment device at Culham, Oxfordshire, for research into energy production by nuclear fusion
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verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈjetted or ˈjetting
noun
3.
a stream of liquid or gas emitted or forced out, as from a spout
4.
a spout or nozzle for emitting a stream of water or gas
5.
a jet-propelled airplane
: in full, jet (air)plane adjective
6.
jet-propelled
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Word origin of 'jet'
< MFr jeter, to throw < OFr < VL *jectare, for L jactare, freq. of jacere, to throw < IE base *yē-, to throw, do > Gr hienai, to set in motion, throw, sendWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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Word origin of 'jet'
ME get < OFr jaiet < L gagates < Gr gagatēs, jet, after Gagas, town and river in Lycia, Asia MinorWord Frequency
jet in Automotive Engineering (dʒɛt)
Word forms: (regular plural) jets
noun
( Automotive engineering : Vehicle components , Engine, transmission, and exhaust )
You can enrich the output from the carburetor jet.
Air and fuel are mixed in the carburetor and sent out through a jet as a high-pressure spray.
The fuel is metered into the incoming air stream from a single jet.
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Example sentences containing 'jet'
The Sun (2014) The Sun (2012) Times, Sunday Times (2010) The Sun (2010)
Three-quarters own a jet aircraft and most have a yacht.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)We could hear what sounded like a jet plane.
Times, Sunday Times (2013) The Sun (2012) Times, Sunday Times (2007) The Sun (2016) Times, Sunday Times (2010)The jet stream was also particularly strong and far south.
Times, Sunday Times (2010) Times, Sunday Times (2015)The most likely is to take him out by fast jet.
The Sun (2014) Times, Sunday Times (2014) Times, Sunday Times (2014) Times, Sunday Times (2010)There's no time for jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010) Times, Sunday Times (2008)This story is about the funny results you get - rather like these - when you put lots more power into jet fighters.
Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history (1991)Trends of 'jet'
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Translations for 'jet'
British English: jet /dʒɛt/
NOUN
A jet is an aeroplane that is powered by jet engines....her private jet.
A jet is an aeroplane that is powered by jet engines....her private jet.
- Arabic: نَفَّاثَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: avião a jato
- Chinese: 喷射
- Croatian: mlažnjak
- Czech: tryskáč
- Danish: jetfly
- Dutch: straalvliegtuig
- European Spanish: jet
- Finnish: suihkukone
- French: jet
- German: Düsenflugzeug
- Greek: αεριωθούμενο
- Italian: jet
- Japanese: ジェット機
- Korean: 제트기
- Norwegian: jetfly
- Polish: odrzutowiec
- Portuguese: avião a jacto
- Romanian: avion cu reacție avioane cu reacție
- Russian: реактивный самолет
- Spanish: avión
- Swedish: stråle
- Thai: เครื่องบินเจ็ท
- Turkish: jet
- Ukrainian: реактивний літак
- Vietnamese: máy bay phản lực
British English: jet VERB
If you jet somewhere, you travel there in a fast plane.He and his wife will be jetting off on a two-week holiday.
If you jet somewhere, you travel there in a fast plane.He and his wife will be jetting off on a two-week holiday.
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