jet

UK /ˈd͡ʒɛt/ US /ˈd͡ʒɛt/
noun 8verb 5name 4adj 2

Definitions

noun

1

A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.

In the floor of the valley the line passes hills of fantastic shape, like sleeping camels and inverted washbasins, and you can see the beautiful lakes Naivasha and Elementeita; at Eburru jets of steam spurt out of the ground.

2

A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.

3

A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.

One of the other two nations to operate the F-35B, the United Kingdom, has had US versions of the jet operating off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier.

“Rather than writing off both jets as a loss … teams made a bold decision in 2022 to remove the nose from AF-27 and put it onto AF-211 to maximize savings and add back an operational aircraft to the fleet,” a report from the F-35 JPO said.

4

An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.

5

An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.

verb

1

To spray out of a container.

2

To spray with liquid from a container.

Farmers may either dip or jet sheep with chemicals.

3

To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion

4

To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around

5

To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.

The Town has the outer Branch of the River behind it, and the Harbour before it, jetting into which latter are cloſe Keys for the weighing and receiving of Cuſtomage on Merchandize, and for the meeting and conferring of Merchants and Traders.

adj

1

Propelled by turbine engines.

jet airplane

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