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jet

[ jet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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)

jetted, jetting.

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)

jetted, jetting.

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.

jet

[ jet ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

JET

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acronym for

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

jet

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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

verb

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

jet

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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

jet

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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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�y��vlog 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 ��𳦳��, 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of jet¹

C16: from Old French jeter to throw, from Latin �Ჹ�� 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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"Get me to God's country," he wrote over a photo of his private jet.

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