1
a
: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
b
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 jet—
Time
Time
jetted; jetting
1
: to travel by jet airplane
2
: to move or progress by or as if by jet propulsion
1
: an intense black
2
: a compact velvet-black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry
: of the color jet
Synonyms
Examples of jet in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebKelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
After all, it’s been more than a decade since former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos famously overpromised and under-delivered a flock of high-speed delivery drones jetting out all your Prime purchases in a Jetson-like whir of efficiency.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Lance Bass was just 16 when *NSYNC started in 1995, instantly snatched out of his humble upbringing in Mississippi to jet setting around Europe — and eventually the world — as a member of the buzziest boy band on the planet.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Travis continues to jet across the world to both spend time with girlfriend Taylor Swift and celebrate his Kansas City Chiefs teams’ back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The 1916 Company just gave you the perfect reason to jet off to Miami for the weekend.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
Vallow and Daybell jetted off to Hawaii while the children were missing – and directly after Tammy Daybell's death – in 2019 to get married.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
Just days after winning the NBA Championship with the Milwaukee Bucks, Jrue jetted to Japan to take the court for the first time in the Olympic games and Justin helped celebrate his career milestone.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
After wrapping up the North American dates with an Oct. 12 show at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Twenty One Pilots jet off for the international leg of the tour, starting with a stop in Auckland, New Zealand, on Nov. 17.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
Amy Lien, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Air traffic controllers in Virginia stopped two jets colliding after they were cleared to takeoff from the same runway.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Israeli jets soon responded with strikes deep into Lebanon, north of the city of Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley, some 60 miles inside the country, hitting what Israel said was Hezbollah’s air defense infrastructure.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Max jets while Wizz Air Holdings Plc faces plane groundings because of Pratt & Whitney engine issues.
—Kate Duffy, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024
Two Max jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people.
—David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
Investigations into the blowout on the Alaska jet are expected to further delay Boeing’s launch of a new, larger model, the Max 10, which United had ordered.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Major new initiatives in recent months have included an aggressive pursuit of high-wealth earners who don’t pay their full tax obligations, such as people who improperly deduct personal flights on corporate jets and those who just don’t file at all.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
That oopsie was discovered in an internal review, which was prompted by a Wall Street Journal investigation last year into Boeing executives’ private jet travel, the paper reported Thursday.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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
Verb
While embarking on an African safari for the very first time might have a lot of unknowns—in which case a professional could be very helpful—jetting off to London for the twelfth time might leave less room for error.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
After all, it’s been more than a decade since former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos famously overpromised and under-delivered a flock of high-speed delivery drones jetting out all your Prime purchases in a Jetson-like whir of efficiency.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Lance Bass was just 16 when *NSYNC started in 1995, instantly snatched out of his humble upbringing in Mississippi to jet setting around Europe — and eventually the world — as a member of the buzziest boy band on the planet.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Travis continues to jet across the world to both spend time with girlfriend Taylor Swift and celebrate his Kansas City Chiefs teams’ back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The 1916 Company just gave you the perfect reason to jet off to Miami for the weekend.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2024
Vallow and Daybell jetted off to Hawaii while the children were missing – and directly after Tammy Daybell's death – in 2019 to get married.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
Just days after winning the NBA Championship with the Milwaukee Bucks, Jrue jetted to Japan to take the court for the first time in the Olympic games and Justin helped celebrate his career milestone.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
After wrapping up the North American dates with an Oct. 12 show at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Twenty One Pilots jet off for the international leg of the tour, starting with a stop in Auckland, New Zealand, on Nov. 17.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
These objects eventually merge and emit short jets.
—Amy Lien, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Air traffic controllers in Virginia stopped two jets colliding after they were cleared to takeoff from the same runway.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Israeli jets soon responded with strikes deep into Lebanon, north of the city of Baalbek in the Beqaa Valley, some 60 miles inside the country, hitting what Israel said was Hezbollah’s air defense infrastructure.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Max jets while Wizz Air Holdings Plc faces plane groundings because of Pratt & Whitney engine issues.
—Kate Duffy, Fortune Europe, 18 Apr. 2024
Two Max jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people.
—David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
Investigations into the blowout on the Alaska jet are expected to further delay Boeing’s launch of a new, larger model, the Max 10, which United had ordered.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Major new initiatives in recent months have included an aggressive pursuit of high-wealth earners who don’t pay their full tax obligations, such as people who improperly deduct personal flights on corporate jets and those who just don’t file at all.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
That oopsie was discovered in an internal review, which was prompted by a Wall Street Journal investigation last year into Boeing executives’ private jet travel, the paper reported Thursday.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
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
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“Jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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jet
1 of 4 noun1
: a compact black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry
2
: a very dark black
jet
3 of 4 noun1
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
a
b
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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