jet

jet · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Of a deep, glossy black color (jet black).

  2. 2.

    An aircraft powered by jet engines.

  3. 3.

    To travel by jet aircraft.

  4. 4.

    A rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening.

  5. 5.

    To spurt or spray in a stream.

  6. 6.

    A hard, black semiprecious stone used in jewelry, formed from fossilized wood.

  7. 7.

    A spout or nozzle for emitting a jet of fluid or gas.

Forms

plural: jets

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    jet set — wealthy people who travel frequently by jet to fashionable places
  • •
    jet lag — fatigue from traveling across time zones
  • •
    jet black — extremely dark black
  • •
    jet stream — a fast-moving air current in the atmosphere

Related words

See also: aircraft, airplane, fly, jets
Synonyms: aircraft, plane, spurt, stream

Etymology

From French jeter ("to throw"), from Latin iactare ("to throw"). The gemstone sense comes from Old French jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek Gagas, a town in Lycia where the stone was found.