From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjetjet1 /dʒet/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable]TTA a fast plane with a jet enginejet fighter/aircraft/airliner a squadron of F-6 jet fighter aircraft He owns a private jet. → jumbo jet2 [countable]LIQUID a narrow stream of liquid or gas that comes quickly out of a small hole, or the hole itselfjet of She soaped herself beneath the refreshing jets of water.3 [uncountable]HEG a hard black stone that is used for making jewellery
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jet• a jet fighter• An imperial eagle lectern carved in jet supported upon its open black wings a huge, chained copy of the Codex Astartes.• He is also pledging his private jet and everything else his family owns.• And happiness is ... a romantic tycoon with his own private jet.• Curiously, how stars produce jets is an open question.• strong jets of water• After a terrifying two minutes the crew overpowered Mukonyi, handcuffed him, and regained control of the jet.• Dan Vandenberg witnessed jets in a more typical role.private jet• How can a private jet be cheaper than a train?• He flies in a private jet from concert to concert.• He is also pledging his private jet and everything else his family owns.• And happiness is ... a romantic tycoon with his own private jet.• McCain has made four campaign trips in Paxson's private jet in the past few months.• You needed the private jets in Washington.• Immediately after the gig Jon Bon Jovi flew back to London on the private jet he arrived in just seven hours earlier.jetjet2 verb (jetted, jetting) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] 1 informalTRAVEL to travel by plane, especially to many different placesjet off We’re jetting off for a sunshine holiday in the Caribbean. business executives jetting around the world2 FAST/QUICKLIQUIDif a liquid or gas jets out from somewhere, it comes quickly out of a small hole→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
jet• Martinez greeted supporters in Tampa, then jetted to Miami.• Within a few minutes the atmosphere in the bay was normal, and Ace was jetting towards the shuttle's cabin door.Origin jet1 1. (1600-1700) → JET22. (1300-1400) Old French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek, from Gagas, town and river in Asia Minor where it was found jet2 (1500-1600) Old French jetter, getter “to throw”, from Latin jactare 