jet

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♦ jet /dʒ'et/ (jets jetting jetted)
1 [N-COUNT] also by N
A jet is an aircraft that is powered by jet engines.
Her private jet landed in the republic on the way to Japan...
He had arrived from Jersey by jet.
see also jump jet
2 [VERB] V adv/prep
If you jet somewhere, you travel there in a fast plane.
He and his wife, Val, will be jetting off on a two-week holiday in America...
3 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A jet of liquid or gas is a strong, fast, thin stream of it.
A jet of water poured through the windows.
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Jet is a hard black stone that is used in jewellery.jet air|craft (jet aircraft)
[N-COUNT]
A jet aircraft is an aircraft that is powered by one or more jet engines.jet black
also jet-black
[ADJ]
Something that is jet black is a very intense black.
...jet-black hair.jet en|gine (jet engines)
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A jet engine is an engine in which hot air and gases are forced out at the back. Jet engines are used for most modern aircraft.jet lag
in BRIT, also use jetlag
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If you are suffering from jet lag, you feel tired and slightly confused after a long journey by aeroplane, especially after travelling between places that have a time difference of several hours.jet set
also jet-set
[N-SING] usu the N
You can refer to rich and successful people who live in a luxurious way as the jet set.
The winter sports bring the jet set from England.jet ski (jet skis)
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A jet ski is a small machine like a motorcycle that is powered by a jet engine and can travel on the surface of water. (TRADEMARK)jet stream (jet streams)
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The jet stream is a very strong wind that blows high in the earth's atmosphere and has an important influence on the weather.jump jet (jump jets)
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A jump jet is a jet aircraft that can take off and land vertically.

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