jet
//ˈd͡ʒɛt//
Forms
- Plural
- jets
- present (v1)
- jet
- past (v2)
- jetted
- past participle (v3)
- jetted
- present participle
- jetting
- 3rd person singular
- jets
Definitions
1.A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
2.An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
3.A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
4.A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
- One of the other two nations to operate the F-35B, the United Kingdom, has had US versions of the jet operating off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.
1.To spray out of a container.
2.To spray with liquid from a container.
- Farmers may either dip or jet sheep with chemicals.
3.To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around
4.To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2694
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-kt
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder.
Latin iaciō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin iactus
Vulgar Latin *iectus
Old French get
French jetbor.
English jet