Meaning of jet in English

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Verb
jet
Definitions
1. issue in a jet
Examples
- « come out in a jet »
- « stream or spring forth »
- « Water jetted forth »
- « flames were jetting out of the building »
Derived terms
2. fly a jet plane
Derived terms
- jet-propelled plane
- jet plane
Classifying Adjective
jet
Definitions
1. of the blackest black
Examples
- « similar to the color of jet or coal »
Synonyms
- achromatic
Noun
jet
Etymology
late 16th century (as a verb meaning ‘jut out’): from French jeter‘to throw’, based on Latin jactare, frequentative of jacere‘to throw’
Definitions
1. an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
2. the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
Derived terms
3. a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation
4. street names for ketamine
5. an artificially produced flow of water
Derived terms
- gush

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