Definitions for jet
dʒɛtjet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jet, jet plane, jet-propelled planenoun

   an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

2. jet, squirt, spurt, spirtnoun

   the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

3. jetnoun

   a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation

4. jet, blue jet, reverse lightningnoun

   atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward

5. K, jet, super acid, special K, honey oil, green, cat valium, super Cnoun

   street names for ketamine

6. fountain, jetadjective

   an artificially produced flow of water

7. coal-black, jet, jet-black, pitchy, sootyverb

   of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

8. jet, gushverb

   issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth

   "Water jetted forth"; "flames were jetting out of the building"

9. jetverb

   fly a jet plane

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jet

   Jet is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings from their third studio album Band on the Run (1973). It was the first British and American single to be released from the album. The song's title was inspired by McCartney's black Labrador named Jet. The song peaked at number 7 on both the British and American charts on 30 March 1974, also charting in multiple countries in Europe. It has since been released on numerous compilation albums, and has since become one of the band's best-known tracks.

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1. jet

   A jet refers to a rapid stream of liquid or gas, forced out of a small opening, a nozzle or jet engine. It's also used to describe an aircraft that's powered by jet engines. In geology, 'jet' refers to a compact black coal that can be polished and used in jewelry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jetnoun

   same as 2d Get

2. Jetnoun

   a variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber

3. Jetnoun

   a shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet

4. Jetnoun

   drift; scope; range, as of an argument

5. Jetnoun

   the sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold

6. Jetverb

   to strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude

7. Jetverb

   to jerk; to jolt; to be shaken

8. Jetverb

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

9. Jetverb

   to spout; to emit in a stream or jet

10. Etymology: [OF. jet, jayet, F. jaet, jais, L. gagates, fr. Gr. ; -- so called from or , a town and river in Lycia.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jet

   Jet were an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne. The band consisted of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively. The group sold 6.5 million albums.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jet

   jet, n. a rich black variety of mineral coal, very hard and compact, taking a brilliant polish, used for ornaments.—adj. Jet′-black.—n. Jet′tiness.—adj. Jet′ty, made of jet, or black as jet. [O. Fr. jaet—L.—Gr. gagatēs, from Gagas, a town and river in Lycia, in Asia Minor, where it was obtained.]

2. Jet

   jet, n. a spouting stream: a spout at the end of a gas-pipe emitting the flame.—v.t. to throw out, shoot forth.—v.i. to strut, to encroach arrogantly upon.—n. Jettatu′ra, the Evil-eye. [O. Fr. jetter—L. jactāre, to fling, freq. of jacĕre, to throw.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Jet

   a hard, black, bituminous lignite, capable of an excellent polish and easily carved, hence useful for trinkets and ornaments, which have been made of it from very early times; is found in France, Spain, and Saxony, but the best supplies come from Whitby, Yorkshire.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jet

   (Fr.). A term signifying the motion of any body that is urged forward by main force; it likewise means the space which is gone over by any propelled body; and sometimes the instrument from which anything is thrown or shot; as, the cross-bow, etc. Jet des bombes is a phrase adopted instead of tir, which formerly expressed the course that a shell took when it was thrown out of a mortar by the power of gunpowder.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jetverb

   To leave in a hurry. "But otherwise I gotta jet, it's no disrespect" -- Mos Def (Very Well)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jet

   A type of aircraft.

   The jet was beautiful to see it lift into the air.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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1. jet

   Song lyrics by jet -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jet on the Lyrics.com website.

2. JET

   What does JET stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the JET acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Atmospheric Electricity
   • Aviation
   • Discharge
   • Fly
   • Ketamine
   • Lignite
   • Run

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'jet' in Nouns Frequency: #2000

How to pronounce jet?

1. Alex

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   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say jet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jet in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of jet in a Sentence

1. Jorge Pinon:

   Cuba has been able to produce a surplus of gasoline and jet fuel, which it can export to the international market to generate hard currency, it would not have that luxury once it has to pay hard cash for the crude oil.

2. Benjamin Tang:

   Demand (for jet fuel and gasoline) continues to be supported by the rapid expansion of China's emerging middle class population.

3. Jamie Zeitzer:

   However, the treatments that are developed for jet lag can be used for less prevalent, though far more significant societal problems including delayed sleep in teens( in whom we have an ongoing clinical trial using the flash technique) and shift workers who try to flip between a night time schedule for work and a day time schedule for leisure.

4. Olaf Scholz:

   There will be no fighter jet deliveries to The Ukrainians, this was made clear very early, including from [ the ] U.S. president.

5. Jason Furtado:

   When the stratospheric polar vortex is strong, the jet stream tends to move further north, which keeps the cold air in the Arctic Amplification and allows relatively milder conditions across much of the United States and Eurasia.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jet
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=jet
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=jet
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Jet
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html