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jet

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[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)

jetted, jetting 
  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)

jetted, jetting 
  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

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/ ɛ /

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

    water jetted from the hose

    he jetted them with water

  2. to transport or be transported by jet aircraft

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jet

2

/ ɛ /

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

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JET

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/ ɛ /

acronym

  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

  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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jet1

First recorded in 1660–70; 1940–45 jet 1 for def. 4; from Middle French jeter “to throw,” from unrecorded Vulgar Latin 𳦳, 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 ŧ, from Greek (líthos) gagā́tēs “Gagatic (stone),” named after á, town in Lycia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jet1

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

Origin of jet2

C14: from Old French jaiet, from Latin ŧ, from Greek lithos gagatēs stone of Gagai, a town in Lycia, Asia Minor
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Over the weekend, the UK government confirmed it was sending more RAF jets to the Middle East - a move the chancellor described as a "precautionary measure".

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The couple are due to tie the knot in Uphall, West Lothian, next month before jetting off on a "minimoon" to New York, followed by a honeymoon in Italy in October.

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More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran, the prime minister has said.

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The general hum of the canteen was pierced by the sound of approaching jet engines - and then the room exploded.

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“We could hear the howl — like the roar of a thousand lions, like a fleet of jet engines passing overhead — the sound of fire devouring everything,“ Ramsey writes.

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