jet


Definition: Meaning of, jet in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒɛt /

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jet jets
  1. [countable] a fast plane with a jet engine
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  2. [countable] a narrow stream of liquid or gas that comes quickly out of a small hole, or the hole itself
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  3. [uncountable] a hard black stone that is used for making jewellery
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
jet jetted jetted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
jetting jets
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
  1. informal to travel by plane, especially to many different places
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  2. if a liquid or gas jets out from somewhere, it comes quickly out of a small hole
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jet used in phrases

  • Harrier jump jet
    1. a British military plane that can take off and land by going straight up or down. The Royal Navy use the Sea Harrier which is very similar.
  • Jet Ski (noun)
    1. a small fast vehicle on which one or two people can ride over water for fun
  • blue jet (noun)
    1. lasting 10 msec atmospheric discharges bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
  • bubble jet printer (noun)
    1. a type of machine for printing from a computer, that SPRAY s ink onto the paper
  • bubble-jet printer (noun)
    1. a kind of ink-jet printer
  • gas jet (noun)
    1. burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
  • ink-jet (adjective)
    1. of or relating to an ink-jet printer
  • ink-jet printer (noun)
    1. a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink
  • jet black (noun)
    1. a very dark black
  • jet boat (noun)
    1. New Zealand a power boat that is powered and steered by a jet of water under pressure
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