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Definition of jet
1a : an airplane powered by one or more jet enginesb : jet engine
2 : a long narrow current of high-speed winds (such as a jet stream)
3a (1) : a usually forceful stream of fluid (such as water or gas) discharged from a narrow opening or a nozzle (2) : a narrow stream of material (such as plasma) emanating or appearing to emanate from a celestial object (such as a radio galaxy)b : a nozzle for a jet of fluid
4 : something issuing as if in a jet talk poured from her in a brilliant jet — Time
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First Known Use of jet
1661
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Definition of jet
jetted
;jetting
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
Origin and Etymology 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
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Definition of jet
1 : an intense black
2 : a compact velvet-black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry
Origin and Etymology of jet
Middle English, from Anglo-French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek gagatēs, from Gagas, town and river in Asia Minor
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Definition of jet
: of the color jet
First Known Use of jet
15th century
JET Defined for Kids
Definition of jet for Students
1 : a rush of liquid, gas, or vapor through a narrow opening or a nozzle
2 : jet airplane
3 : a nozzle for a rush of gas or liquid
4 : jet engine
Definition of jet for Students
1 : a black mineral that is often used for jewelry
2 : a very dark black
Definition of jet for Students
jetted
;jetting
: to come forcefully from a narrow opening Water jetted from the nozzle.
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