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jet

//ˈd͡ʒɛt//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for jet

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
jets

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
jet
past (v2)
jetted
past participle (v3)
jetted
present participle
jetting
3rd person singular
jets

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.

  2. 2.An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.

  3. 3.A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.

  4. 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.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To spray out of a container.

  2. 2.To spray with liquid from a container.

    • Farmers may either dip or jet sheep with chemicals.
  3. 3.To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around

  4. 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

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