Jet (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a stream of a liquid, gas, or small solid particles forcefully shooting forth from a nozzle, orifice, etc.
  2. something that issues in such a stream, as water or gas.
  3. a spout or nozzle for emitting liquid or gas: a gas jet.
  4. jet plane.
  5. jet engine.
verb (used without object), jet·ted, jet·ting.
  1. to travel by jet plane: to jet to Las Vegas for the weekend.
  2. to move or travel by means of jet propulsion: The octopus jetted away from danger.
  3. to be shot forth in a stream.
  4. to move or travel rapidly: The star halfback jetted toward the goal line.
verb (used with object), jet·ted, jet·ting.
  1. to transport by jet plane: The nonstop service from New York will jet you to Tokyo in 13 hours.
  2. to shoot (something) forth in a stream; spout.
  3. to place (a pile or the like) by eroding the ground beneath it with a jet of water or of water and compressed air.
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or associated with a jet, jet engine, or jet plane: jet pilot; jet exhaust.
  2. in the form of or producing a jet or jet propulsion: jet nozzle.
  3. by means of a jet plane: a jet trip; jet transportation.
noun
  1. a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
  2. a deep black.
  3. black marble.
adjective
  1. consisting or made of jet.
  2. of the color jet; black as jet.
noun
  1. a thin stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small aperture or nozzle
  2. an outlet or nozzle for emitting such a stream
  3. a jet-propelled aircraft
  4. a long thin feature extending from an active galaxy and usually observed at radio wavelengths
verb jets, jetting or jetted
  1. to issue or cause to issue in a jet
  2. to transport or be transported by jet aircraft
noun
    • a hard black variety of coal that takes a brilliant polish and is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc
    • (as modifier)
n acronym for
  1. Joint European Torus; a tokamak plasma-containment device at Culham, Oxfordshire, for research into energy production by nuclear fusion
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