jet

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noun (1)

1
a
: an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
2
: a long narrow current of high-speed winds (such as a jet stream)
3
a(1)
: a usually forceful stream of fluid (such as water or gas) discharged from a narrow opening or a nozzle
(2)
: a narrow stream of material (such as plasma) emanating or appearing to emanate from a celestial object (such as a radio galaxy)
b
: a nozzle for a jet of fluid
4
: something issuing as if in a jet
talk poured from her in a brilliant jetTime
jetlike adjective

jet

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verb (1)

jetted; jetting

intransitive verb

1
: to travel by jet airplane
2
: to move or progress by or as if by jet propulsion

jet

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verb (2)

jetted; jetting

intransitive verb

: to spout forth : gush

transitive verb

: to emit in a stream : spout

jet

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noun (2)

1
: an intense black
2
: a compact velvet-black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry

jet

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adjective

: of the color jet

Examples of jet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Cleanup efforts are underway to jet nearby storm sewers using vacuum trucks, EPA officials said. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 Dean Burmester and David Puig jetted to South Africa and Malaysia respectively to book their places at the 152nd Open Championship. Jack Bantock, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024 Stone, who is sweeping awards season for her portrayal of Bella Baxter in Poor Things, jetted off to London for the ceremony and walked the red carpet wearing a full peach-on-peach-on-peach look reminiscent of the trending shade. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 19 Feb. 2024 The drive featured two third-down conversions and a fourth-and-1 where Travis Kelce was set in motion and Mahomes faked the handoff to Isiah Pacheco, then jetted forward to move the chains. Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024 Taylor Swift should have no problem jetting across the globe to Las Vegas from her Tokyo concert to watch her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, play in the Super Bowl. Alicia Diaz, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2024 But in the coming days there’s only so much Rivers is going to be able to do with no practice time and a few a shootarounds as the team jets off for its first West Coast trip of the season. Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2024 Biles and her husband tied the knot during a courthouse ceremony on April 2023 and jetted off for a second ceremony in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, that May. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024 In the first six episodes (now streaming), five men proposed to five women after only days of long conversations separated by a wall in the pods, and then all the couples jetted off to the Dominican Republic for a romantic vacation to get to know each other even more in person. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
Noun
That comment suggested a new safety issue for Boeing, which as been struggling with years of safety and quality issues around its commercial jets. CNN has yet to be able to confirm the Journal’s report. Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Boeing alerted airlines to a potential problem with loose switches on the pilot seats of its 787 Dreamliner jets after one of the planes went into a dive this week on a flight from Australia to New Zealand that injured 50 people. Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 Other ideas included increasing taxes on stock buybacks, limiting CEO compensation and cracking down on tax loopholes for corporate jets. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024 In 2019, Barnett told the BBC that Boeing would rush to get its 787 Dreamliner jets off the production line, compromising safety. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2024 There has been debate surrounding how loud the jets are and whether the noise levels predicted and reported by officials have been accurate. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 The findings suggest that peeing in jets is the most energy-efficient way for cicadas to excrete waste. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024 Autopilots have been able to land and takeoff for a long time and big jets frequently use it, especially in low wind, low visibility circumstances. Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 According to the news first reported early this morning by KABC in Los Angeles, Karol G’s jet had taken off from Hollywood Burbank Airport Thursday evening, with 16 people on board. Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
Adjective
The primary suite is on the first floor, and the bathroom has two toilets, a jacuzzi bathtub, a multi-jet shower and three closets. Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2021 The primary bathroom is just as decadent with a marble bath, Jacuzzi, separate multi-jet shower and two uber spacious walk-in closets. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2022 Even Eero Saarinen’s practically ancient TWA Terminal, the apex of pre-jet-age mystique, has been reincorporated into the air-travel experience as a theme hotel. Curbed, 11 Feb. 2022 The main suite is equipped with a sitting area, three large walk-in closets, and a spa-like bathroom that includes a steam room, jacuzzi bath, multi-jet shower system, and two toilets. Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2021 In late 2019, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts began collaborating with celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak to create an anti-jet-lag exercise routine for its hotels. Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Verb (2)

French jeter, literally, to throw, from Old French, from Latin jactare to throw, frequentative of jacere to throw; akin to Greek hienai to send

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek gagatēs, from Gagas, town and river in Asia Minor

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1661, in the meaning defined at sense 3a(1)

Verb (1)

1949, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1692, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jet was in the 14th century

Dictionary Entries Near jet

Cite this Entry

“Jet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

jet

1 of 4 noun
1
: a compact black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry
2
: a very dark black

jet

2 of 4 verb
jetted; jetting

jet

3 of 4 noun
1
a
: a forceful rush of liquid, gas, or vapor especially through a narrow opening or a nozzle
b
: a nozzle for a jet of fluid (as gas or water)
2

jet

4 of 4 verb
jetted; jetting
: to travel by jet airplane
Etymology

Noun

Middle English jet "black mineral," from early French jaiet (same meaning), derived from Greek gagatēs (same meaning), from Gagas, a town and river in Asia Minor

Verb

from early French jeter, literally "to throw," from Latin jactare "to throw"

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