jetting (verb)

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• jet — I. /dʒɛt / (say jet) noun 1. a free or submerged stream of fluid produced by efflux from a nozzle, orifice, etc. 2. that which so issues, as water or gas. 3. the spout used: gas jet. 4. a jet plane. –verb (jetted, jetting) –verb (i) 5. to spout.… …  

• jet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek gagatēs, from Gagas, town and river in Asia Minor Date: 14th century 1. a compact velvet black coal that takes a good polish and is often used for jewelry… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jet — [[t]ʤe̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ jets, jetting, jetted 1) N COUNT: also by N A jet is an aircraft that is powered by jet engines. → See also jump jet Her private jet landed in the republic on the way to Japan... He had arrived from Jersey by jet. ...America s… …   English dictionary

• jet — 1 noun 1 (C) an aircraft with a jet engine: jet fighter/aircraft: British jet fighters have joined the UN forces. 2 (C) a narrow stream of liquid or gas that comes quickly out of a small hole, or the hole itself: a water jet 3 (U) a hard black… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• jet — I UK [dʒet] / US noun Word forms jet : singular jet plural jets ** 1) [countable] a plane that can fly very fast and gets its power from a jet engine He owns a mansion in Oxfordshire and has a private jet. a jet fighter 2) [uncountable] a hard… …   English dictionary

• part — noun 1》 a piece or segment of something which combined with others makes up the whole.     ↘a component of a machine: aircraft parts.     ↘a division of a book, periodical, or broadcast serial.     ↘a measure allowing comparison between the… …   English new terms dictionary

• jet — jet1 [ dʒet ] noun ** 1. ) count an airplane that can fly very fast and gets its power from a JET ENGINE: He owns a ranch in Montana and has a private jet. a jet fighter 2. ) uncount a hard black shiny stone used for making jewelry and ORNAMENTS… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• jet — English has two distinct words jet. The older, which denotes a type of black stone used in jewellery [14], comes via Old French jaiet and Latin gagātēs from Greek gagátēs, which denoted ‘stone from Gagai’, a town in Lycia, in Asia Minor, where it …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• jet — jet1 noun 1》 a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening. 2》 a jet engine.     ↘an aircraft powered by jet engines. verb (jets, jetting, jetted) 1》 spurt out in a jet. 2》 travel by jet aircraft. Origin C16: from Fr. jeter to… …   English new terms dictionary

• jet*/ — [dʒet] noun I 1) [C] a plane that can fly very fast a jet fighter[/ex] 2) [C] a stream of liquid that comes out of something very quickly and with a lot of force The firefighter sprayed a jet of water on the flames.[/ex] 3) [U] a hard black shiny …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• jet — Ⅰ. jet [1] ► NOUN 1) a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening. 2) an aircraft powered by jet engines. ► VERB (jetted, jetting) 1) spurt out in a jet. 2) …   English terms dictionary