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   jet

   /dʒɛt/

   noun

   • 1. a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening: "a jet of boiling water spurted over his hand" Similar streamspurtsquirtsprayfountainspoutgushoutpouringrushsurgeburstspillflowfloodcascadetorrentcurrent
   • ▪ a nozzle or narrow opening for sending out a jet of liquid or gas. Similar nozzleheadsprayroseatomizersprinklersprinkler headspoutnosetechnical:sparklerspile
   • 2. a jet engine.
   • ▪ an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines: "a private jet" Similar jet planejetlineraircraftplaneaeroplane

   verb

   • 1. spurt out in jets: "blood jetted from his nostrils" Similar squirtspurtshootsprayfountaineruptgushpourstreamrushpumpsurgespewspillflowcoursewellspringburstissueemanateinformal:sloosh
   • 2. travel by jet aircraft: "the newly weds jetted off for a honeymoon in New York" Similar flytravel/go by jettravel/go by planetravel/go by air

   Word Origin late 16th century (as a verb meaning ‘jut out’): from French jeter ‘to throw’, based on Latin jactare, frequentative of jacere ‘to throw’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What is the meaning of the word jet?

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   What is a jet of liquid or gas?

   • A jet of liquid or gas is a strong, fast, thin stream of it. Jet is a hard black stone that is used in jewellery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a. b. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a jet adverb?

   • [VERB adverb/preposition] They spend a great deal of time jetting around the world. [VERB adverb/preposition] A jet of liquid or gas is a strong, fast, thin stream of it. Jet is a hard black stone that is used in jewellery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. Collins English Dictionary.

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     jet translate: jet, getto, giavazzo, getto, becco, jet....

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     JET translate: ジェット機, （水、ガスの）噴射, ジェット機（き）, 噴出（ふんしゅつ）. Learn...

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     JET translate: avión de reacción, reactor, chorro, chorro,...

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   A jet is an airplane that can rapidly travel long distances. To jet is the act of getting somewhere quickly, by jet or any other way, as in, "Do you see what time it is?

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   Jet can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means an aircraft that flies very fast or liquid or gas that is forced out of something in a thin line. As a verb, it means to fly somewhere in an aircraft.

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