jet


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verb
jet·tedjet·ting

Definition of JET

intransitive verb
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

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