jet

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noun (1)

1
a
: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
2
: a long narrow current of high-speed winds (such as a jet stream)
3
a(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 jetTime
jetlike adjective

jet

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verb (1)

jetted; jetting

intransitive verb

1
: to travel by jet airplane
2
: to move or progress by or as if by jet propulsion

jet

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verb (2)

jetted; jetting

intransitive verb

: to spout forth : gush

transitive verb

: to emit in a stream : spout

jet

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noun (2)

1
: an intense black
2
: a compact velvet-black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry

jet

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adjective

: of the color jet

Examples of jet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The trailer features Lipa dancing with Henry Cavill, firing off a machine gun and jetting away on a motorcycle. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 17 Nov. 2023 Most recently the family jetted to Cabo San Lucas, according to photos obtained by the Daily Mail, marking the first time Timberlake had been seen publicly since Spears dropped her book. Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023 Then again, jetting off to a warm-weather island in the Caribbean that has blue skies, beaches, and toes-in-the-sandy luxury resorts — and will leave you with that post-vacation glow — is guaranteed to get the sparks flying, too. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023 Over in the playground, a collection of colorful apparatuses ran on an automatic cycle: jetting water from the ground, shooting water in a geyser out of the top of a purple column, dumping water from a trio of swiveling red buckets. Kyle Paoletta, The New Republic, 30 Oct. 2023 The topic came up as Kim was jetting off to Las Vegas with her hairstylist Chris Appleton and his then-fiancé Lukas Gage for their wedding. Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023 Low-cost Icelandic airline Play wants travelers to jet off to Europe for just $99 with a Halloween flash sale. Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2023 At Button Down, an upscale shop in San Francisco that specializes in Italian clothing, sales have slowed this year — in part because so many clients are jetting off to Italy. Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023 The Journal, for its part, this summer reported that his predecessor, Lloyd Blankfein, had said Solomon was spending too much time away from his day job, jetting around on Goldman’s private planes and DJing at nightclubs and festivals. David Benoit, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2023
Noun
The noise isn’t the detonation of a bomb dropped by an Israeli jet. Anna Schecter, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023 There were reports that Israeli fighter jets and drones were repeatedly striking targets in the area. Paul Schemm, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023 The script depicted Bella as a superstar athlete and ended with her in a chase with the FBI (on jet skis). Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023 Rick Ross has been all about showing off his private jet. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023 The donations came at a crucial juncture for both the defense budget and Lockheed Martin, which benefited from $1.8 billion for the F-35 fighter jet that Tester’s subcommittee pushed as part of a military spending package. Matthew Brown, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023 Taiga has rented a berth to demo its jet ski at Westpoint Harbor in the southern part of the Bay Area. WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023 Dahiya refers to the southern Beirut suburbs where Hezbollah maintained its strongholds and which were pummeled by Israeli jets after hostilities began when Hezbollah fighters abducted two Israeli soldiers. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 In late October, Israeli fighter jets targeted a tunnel network under Jabaliya, a densely populated neighborhood, killing a central figure in Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Adam Goldman, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Adjective
The primary suite is on the first floor, and the bathroom has two toilets, a jacuzzi bathtub, a multi-jet shower and three closets. Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2021 The primary bathroom is just as decadent with a marble bath, Jacuzzi, separate multi-jet shower and two uber spacious walk-in closets. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 Even Eero Saarinen’s practically ancient TWA Terminal, the apex of pre-jet-age mystique, has been reincorporated into the air-travel experience as a theme hotel. Curbed, 11 Feb. 2022 The main suite is equipped with a sitting area, three large walk-in closets, and a spa-like bathroom that includes a steam room, jacuzzi bath, multi-jet shower system, and two toilets. Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2021 In late 2019, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts began collaborating with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak to create an anti-jet-lag exercise routine for its hotels. Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Verb (2)

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

Noun (2)

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 3a(1)

Verb (1)

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1692, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jet was in the 14th century

Dictionary Entries Near jet

Cite this Entry

“Jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.

Kids Definition

jet

1 of 4 noun
1
: a compact black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry
2
: a very dark black

jet

2 of 4 verb
jetted; jetting

jet

3 of 4 noun
1
a
: a forceful rush of liquid, gas, or vapor especially through a narrow opening or a nozzle
b
: a nozzle for a jet of fluid (as gas or water)
2

jet

4 of 4 verb
jetted; jetting
: to travel by jet airplane
Etymology

Noun

Middle English jet "black mineral," from early French jaiet (same meaning), derived from Greek gagatēs (same meaning), from Gagas, a town and river in Asia Minor

Verb

from early French jeter, literally "to throw," from Latin jactare "to throw"

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