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jet

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛt/ US/ˈdʒɛt/ common slang
noun (5) verb (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

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

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verb

1.

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

  • “Water jetted forth”
  • “flames were jetting out of the building”
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adjective

1.

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

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Phrases

  • autem jet
  • black hole jet
  • blue jet
  • Bussard ramjet
  • fighter jet
  • gas jet
  • gigantic jet
  • jet ace

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