jetnoun
uk/dʒet/us/dʒet/jet noun (AIRCRAFT)
B1 [ C ] an aircraft with a jet engine that is able to fly very fast:
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- The jet crash-landed and burst into flames.
- The jet levelled off at 10,000 feet.
- The private jet is a symbol of wealth.
- Moments before crashing, the jet was seen veering sharply to the right.
- Most of the planes that carry passengers across the Atlantic are wide-bodied jets.
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Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- aeroplane
- air ambulance
- biplane
- copter
- dive-bomber
- fixed-wing
- flying boat
- glider
- helicopter
- jet-propelled
- light aircraft
- microlight
- plane
- seaplane
- transport plane
- turbojet
- turboprop
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- winged
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jet noun (STREAM)
[ C ] a thin stream of something, such as water or gas, that is forced out of a small hole:
[ C ] a small hole in a piece of equipment through which gas or another fuel is forced before it is burned:
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Machines - parts
- ball bearing
- bearing
- clutch
- cog
- cogwheel
- hub
- inlet
- input
- lever
- manifold
- pedal
- rack and pinion
- ram
- ratchet
- slide
- soft key
- stepney
- timer
- vee belt
- wheel
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jet noun (STONE)
[ U ] a hard, black stone that shines when it is rubbed and is used to make jewellery and other decorative objects
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Geology: precious & semi-precious stones
- amethyst
- carbuncle
- crystal
- cultured pearl
- diamond
- emerald
- garnet
- gem
- jade
- jewel
- malachite
- marcasite
- onyx
- opal
- pearl
- rock
- sapphire
- semiprecious
- stone
- topaz
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jetverb [ I + adv/prep ]
uk/dʒet/us/dʒet/-tt- informalto travel somewhere by plane:
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Air travel: travelling by aircraft
- air rage
- blast off
- coach class
- cruise
- economy-class syndrome
- flown
- flying
- flypast
- fogbound
- ground
- holding pattern
- land
- landfall
- lift
- navigation
- pilot
- reclaim
- red-eye
- scramble
- taxi
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