Meaning of jet in English

1. Pronunciation

   /dʒɛt/

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1. 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 »
2. 2. fly a jet plane

3. Classifying Adjective

   jet

   Definitions

   1. of the blackest black

   Examples

   • « similar to the color of jet or coal »

   Synonyms

   • achromatic

4. 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
5. 2. the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
6. 3. a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewellery or ornamentation
7. 4. street names for ketamine
8. 5. an artificially produced flow of water