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[[t]dʒɛt[/t]]

n. v. jet•ted, jet•ting, adj.

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

4) aer.

jet plane

5) aer.

jet engine

6) to move or travel by jet propulsion or jet plane

7) to be shot forth in a stream

8) cvb to transport by jet plane

9) to shoot (something) forth in a stream

10) pertaining to, associated with, or involving a jet, jet engine, or jet plane

11) in the form of or producing a jet or jet propulsion:

a jet nozzle[/ex]

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Etymology: 1580–90; < MF jeter to throw < L jactāre, freq. of jacere to throw II

jet

[[t]dʒɛt[/t]] n.

1) mir a hard black coal, susceptible of a high polish, sometimes used in jewelry

2) a deep black

3) of the color jet; black as jet

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Etymology: 1350–1400; ME jet, get < OF jaiet « L gagātēs < Gk (líthos) gagatēs Gagatic (stone), after Gágai, town in Lycia