Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense jets, present participle jetting, past tense, past participle jetted
1. countable noun [oft byNOUN]
A jet is an aircraft that is powered by jet engines.
Her private jet landed in the republic on the way to Japan.
He had arrived from Jersey by jet.
...America's first jet aircraft.
Synonyms: plane, aircraft, aeroplane, airplane [US, Canadian] More Synonyms of jet
2. See also jump jet
3. verb
If you jet somewhere, you travel there in a fast plane.
They will be jetting off on a two-week holiday in America. [VERB adverb/preposition]
They spend a great deal of time jetting around the world. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Synonyms: fly, wing, cruise, soar More Synonyms of jet
4. countable noun
A jet of liquid or gas is a strong, fast, thin stream of it.
A jet of water poured through the windows. [+ of]
5. uncountable noun
Jet is a hard black stone that is used in jewellery.
More Synonyms of jet
jet in British English1
(dʒɛt)
noun
1.
a thin stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small aperture or nozzle
2.
an outlet or nozzle for emitting such a stream
3.
a jet-propelled aircraft
4. astronomy
a long thin feature extending from an active galaxy and usually observed at radio wavelengths
verbWord forms: jets, jetting or jetted
5.
to issue or cause to issue in a jet
water jetted from the hose
he jetted them with water
6.
to transport or be transported by jet aircraft
Word origin
C16: from Old French jeter to throw, from Latin jactāre to toss about, frequentative of jacere to throw
jet in British English2
(dʒɛt)
noun
a.
a hard black variety of coal that takes a brilliant polish and is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc
b.
(as modifier)
jet earrings
Word origin
C14: from Old French jaiet, from Latin gagātēs, from Greek lithos gagatēs stone of Gagai, a town in Lycia, Asia Minor
JET in British English
(dʒɛt)
noun acronym for
Joint European Torus; a tokamak plasma-containment device at Culham, Oxfordshire, for research into energy production by nuclear fusion
jet in American English1
(dʒɛt)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈjetted or ˈjetting
1.
to spout, gush, or shoot out in a stream, as liquid or gas
2.
to travel or convey by jet airplane
noun
3.
a stream of liquid or gas emitted or forced out, as from a spout
4.
a spout or nozzle for emitting a stream of water or gas
5.
a jet-propelled airplane
: in full, jet (air)plane
adjective
6.
jet-propelled
7.
of or having to do with jet propulsion or jet-propelled aircraft
the jet age
Word origin
< MFr jeter, to throw < OFr < VL *jectare, for L jactare, freq. of jacere, to throw < IE base *yē-, to throw, do > Gr hienai, to set in motion, throw, send
jet in American English2
(dʒɛt)
noun
1.
a hard, black variety of lignite, which takes a high polish: sometimes used in jewelry
: also called jet coal
2.
a deep, lustrous black
adjective
3.
made of jet
4.
black like jet
Word origin
ME get < OFr jaiet < L gagates < Gr gagatēs, jet, after Gagas, town and river in Lycia, Asia Minor
jet in Automotive Engineering
(dʒɛt)
Word forms: (regular plural) jets
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A jet is a hole through which liquid can pass at a controlled rate, as in a carburetor.
You can enrich the output from the carburetor jet.
Air and fuel are mixed in the carburetor and sent out through a jet as a high-pressure spray.
The fuel is metered into the incoming air stream from a single jet.
Examples of 'jet' in a sentence
jet
Fighter jets had earlier roared over the capital in a show of force.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
How does all that jetting around sit with an ethical buying policy?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Keep up the fight against jet lag by hitting the surf and getting salt in your hair.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Cabin lighting will be adjustable to the time of day to reduce jet lag.
The Sun (2016)
They play a vital role in directing fast jets and refuelling other aircraft around the air space above the warzone.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The fighter jets that come in low for a second strike to kill rescue workers will for a time be grounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Come to the lakes for calm, not jet skis.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They built the interior of this two-storey hotel there - you could have fitted three jumbo jets in it.
The Sun (2016)
She has also been gifted tens of thousands of pounds of items and jetted around the world.
The Sun (2014)
This means you can go next door and get jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They reacted to visual stimuli nearly as fast as fighter jet pilots.
The Sun (2010)
Three-quarters own a jet aircraft and most have a yacht.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We could hear what sounded like a jet plane.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Just in time for jet set season the retailer is launching a range of sizzling summer styles.
The Sun (2012)
Just look at the wings of a jumbo jet in turbulence.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Since then they have gone to the footie together and now jetted off on holiday.
The Sun (2016)
One jets around as a pianist and soprano.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The jet stream was also particularly strong and far south.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The most likely is to take him out by fast jet.
The Sun (2014)
Jet aircraft engines in particular are susceptible to damage from volcanic ash.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This club is comparable to a big jet plane.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Right, so why do you let her go on a jet ski?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There's no time for jet lag.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You may like to reflect that there is no-one who understands fully how a jumbo jet works.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This story is about the funny results you get - rather like these - when you put lots more power into jet fighters.
Gunston, Bill Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history (1991)
Word lists with
jet
black, gem
In other languages
jet
British English: jet /dʒɛt/ NOUN
A jet is an aeroplane that is powered by jet engines.
...her private jet.
American English: jet
Arabic: نَفَّاثَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: avião a jato
Chinese: 喷射
Croatian: mlažnjak
Czech: tryskáč
Danish: jetfly
Dutch: straalvliegtuig
European Spanish: jet
Finnish: suihkukone
French: jet
German: Düsenflugzeug
Greek: αεριωθούμενο
Italian: jet
Japanese: ジェット機
Korean: 제트기
Norwegian: jetfly
Polish: odrzutowiec
European Portuguese: avião a jacto
Romanian: avion cu reacție
Russian: реактивный самолет
Latin American Spanish: avión
Swedish: stråle
Thai: เครื่องบินเจ็ท
Turkish: jet
Ukrainian: реактивний літак
Vietnamese: máy bay phản lực
British English: jet VERB
If you jet somewhere, you travel there in a fast plane.
He and his wife will be jetting off on a two-week holiday.
American English: jet
Brazilian Portuguese: viajar a jato
Chinese: 乘喷气式飞机前往
European Spanish: volar
French: partir en avion
German: jetten
Italian: viaggiare in jet
Japanese: ジェット機で旅行する
Korean: 제트기로 가다
European Portuguese: viajar a jato
Latin American Spanish: volar
All related terms of 'jet'
gas jet
a flame of illuminating gas
ink jet
a method of printing streams of electrically charged ink
jet lag
If you are suffering from jet lag , you feel tired and slightly confused after a long journey by aeroplane , especially after travelling between places that have a time difference of several hours.
jet set
You can refer to rich and successful people who live in a luxurious way as the jet set .
Jet Ski
A jet ski is a small machine like a motorcycle that is powered by a jet engine and can travel on the surface of water.
jet black
Something that is jet black is a very intense black.
jet boat
a power boat that is powered and steered by a jet of water under pressure
jet fuel
fuel to be used in jet aircraft
jet pipe
the duct attached to the rear of a gas turbine through which the exhaust gases are discharged , esp one fitted to an aircraft engine
jet plane
an aircraft powered by one or more jet engines
jet pump
A jet pump is a pump that operates on the principle of a high-pressure fluid jet and the venturi effect (= which exerts suction ).
jumbo jet
a large jet-powered airliner , specifically the Boeing 747
jump jet
A jump jet is a jet aircraft that can take off and land vertically.
fighter jet
a jet fighter , or fighter plane propelled by a jet engine
jet engine
A jet engine is an engine in which hot air and gases are forced out at the back. Jet engines are used for most modern aircraft.
jet fighter
a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft
jet-lagged
Someone who is jet-lagged is suffering from jet lag.
jet-powered
driven by jet propulsion
jet-setting
You use jet-setting to describe people who are rich and successful and who have a luxurious lifestyle .
jet stream
A jet stream is a very strong wind that blows high in the earth's atmosphere and has an important influence on the weather .
jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft that is powered by one or more jet engines.
jet condenser
a steam condenser in which steam is condensed by jets of water
jet printing
See ink-jet printing
jet-propelled
driven by jet propulsion
jet-to-let
the practice of buying a property in a foreign country for rental as an investment
passenger jet
a jet that carries passengers
jet propulsion
propulsion by means of a jet of fluid
bubble-jet printer
an ink-jet printer that heats the ink before printing
ink-jet printer
a machine that prints using a method of printing streams of electrically charged ink
ink-jet printing
a high-speed typing or printing process in which charged droplets of ink issuing from nozzles are directed onto paper under computer control
pulsejet engine
a type of ramjet engine in which air is admitted through movable vanes that are closed by the pressure resulting from each intermittent explosion of the fuel in the combustion chamber , thus causing a pulsating thrust