jet

¹jet

noun \ˈjet\

Definition of JET

1

: a compact velvet-black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry

2

: an intense black

Origin of JET

Middle English, from Anglo-French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek gagatēs, from Gagas, town and river in Asia Minor

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with JET

bet, debt, fret, get, het, let, Lett, met, net, pet, ret, set, stet, sweat, Tet, threat, vet, wet, whet, yet

²jet

adjective

Definition of JET

: of the color jet

First Known Use of JET

1658

³jet

verb

jet·tedjet·ting

Definition of JET

intransitive verb

: to spout forth : gush

transitive verb

: to emit in a stream : spout

Origin of JET

French jeter, literally, to throw, from Old French, from Latin jactare to throw, frequentative of jacere to throw; akin to Greek hienai to send

First Known Use: 1692

⁴jet

noun

Definition of JET

1

a (1) : a usually forceful stream of fluid (as water or gas) discharged from a narrow opening or a nozzle (2) : a narrow stream of material (as plasma) emanating or appearing to emanate from a celestial object (as a radio galaxy)

b : a nozzle for a jet of fluid

2

: something issuing as if in a jet <talk poured from her in a brilliant jet — Time>

3

a : jet engine

b : an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

4

: a long narrow current of high-speed winds (as a jet stream)

— jet·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

First Known Use of JET

circa 1696

Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector

⁵jet

intransitive verb

jet·tedjet·ting

Definition of JET

1

: to travel by jet airplane

2

: to move or progress by or as if by jet propulsion

First Known Use of JET

1949

Other Aeronautics/Aerospace Terms

airway, apron, corridor, dirigible, fishtail, flat-hat, vector