jet (jets plural & 3rd person present) (jetting present participle) (jetted past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A jet is an aircraft that is powered by jet engines.
also by N
Her private jet landed in the republic on the way to Japan..., He had arrived from Jersey by jet.
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jump jet
2 verb 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... V adv/prep
3 n-count A jet of liquid or gas is a strong, fast, thin stream of it.
oft N of n
A jet of water poured through the windows.
4 n-uncount Jet is a hard black stone that is used in jewellery.
jet aircraft (jet aircraft plural )A jet aircraft is an aircraft that is powered by one or more jet engines. n-count
jet black , jet-black
Something that is jet black is a very intense black. adj
...jet-black hair.
jet engine (jet engines plural )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. n-count
jet lag
in BRIT, also use jetlag
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. n-uncount
jet-lagged
Someone who is jet-lagged is suffering from jet lag. adj usu v-link ADJ
I'm still a little jet-lagged.
jet set , jet-set
You can refer to rich and successful people who live in a luxurious way as thejet set. n-sing usu the N
The winter sports bring the jet set from England.
jet-setting
You use jet-setting to describe people who are rich and successful and who have a luxurious lifestyle. adj ADJ n
...the international jet-setting elite.
jet ski (jet skis plural )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.
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jet stream (jet streams plural )The jet stream is a very strong wind that blows high in the earth's atmosphere and has an important influence on the weather. n-count
jump jet (jump jets plural )A jump jet is a jet aircraft that can take off and land vertically. n-count