jet

[ jet ]

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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.
jet plane.
jet engine.

verb (used without object),jet·ted, jet·ting.

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),jet·ted, jet·ting.

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.

Origin of jet

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

Other definitions for jet (2 of 2)

jet²

[ 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.

Origin of jet

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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How to use jet in a sentence

Old 439 rolled slowly down the runway in the afternoon sun, trailing noise and jet fumes, and still looking sharp in blue and gold after 33 years in the Navy.
Blue Angels jet gets a new home at Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum | By Michael E. Ruane | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
Even with the FAA action, it will still be several weeks before the first Max jets return to the skies.
FAA lifts ban on Boeing 737 Max after crashes in 2018 and 2019 grounded the jet | Michael Laris, Lori Aratani, Ian Duncan | November 19, 2020 | Washington Post
About 450 additional Max jets were built by Boeing but haven’t been delivered, amounting to billions of dollars in inventory that the company will soon be able to start turning into cash.
FAA gives Boeing 737 Max the green light to fly again, shares soar | kdunn6 | November 18, 2020 | Fortune
In a nutshell, a slowly advancing cold front will team up with a tropical plume of moisture and a pocket of energy in the jet stream.
Heavy rain and isolated flooding forecast for Washington region Wednesday into Thursday | Jeffrey Halverson, Jason Samenow | November 10, 2020 | Washington Post
That first private jet ride transformed my idea of the possibilities of working in business and, ultimately, private equity.
From mentorship to friendship to love: What I learned from three investing giants | matthewheimer | November 10, 2020 | Fortune

She was jetting off to Italy in the morning, and I would be stuck in grey Istanbul.
My Attack of Model Jealousy | Anonymous | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There he was, jetting off on private planes to Europe and Mexico.
Drug Dealers to the Stars | Christine Pelisek | October 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Soon he's jetting off to Tampa, Florida, to meet with blind people to prep for a drama called An Evening With Donald Kempinski.
A Hollywood Star's Journey Through Meth Hell | Anna David | September 1, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Jetting, of Dartmouth, followed, and the New Hampshire lads greeted him in a manner that brought the blood to his cheeks.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. Standish
Then came a fierce struggle for the lead, which ended with the weakening of both Beatty and Jetting.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. Standish
Jetting fought like a tiger to hold the lead, but Mansford crowded him harder and harder, finally going to the front.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. Standish
Provision had been made for jetting, if necessary, but it was not used.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 | Eugene Klapp
So, with a jetting of sparks on the hard-beaten earth of the courtyard, the darkness suddenly re-established itself.
The White Plumes of Navarre | Samuel Rutherford Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for jet (1 of 3)

jet¹

/ (dʒɛt) /

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

verbjets, jetting or jetted

to issue or cause to issue in a jet: water jetted from the hose; he jetted them with water
to transport or be transported by jet aircraft

Origin of jet

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

British Dictionary definitions for jet (2 of 3)

jet²

/ (dʒɛt) /

noun

- a hard black variety of coal that takes a brilliant polish and is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc
- (as modifier): jet earrings

Origin of jet

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

British Dictionary definitions for JET (3 of 3)

JET

/ (dʒɛt) /

n 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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Scientific definitions for jet

jet

[ jĕt ]

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.

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