jet

jet¹ [dʒet] n

[Sense: 1-2; Date: 1600-1700; Origin: JET²]

[Sense: 3; Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: jaiet, from Latin gagates, from Greek, from Gagas, town and river in Asia Minor where it was found]

1.)

a fast plane with a jet engine

jet fighter/aircraft/airliner

▪ a squadron of F-6 jet fighter aircraft

▪ He owns a private jet .

→↑jumbo jet

2.)

a narrow stream of liquid or gas that comes quickly out of a small hole, or the hole itself

jet of

▪ She soaped herself beneath the refreshing jets of water.

3.) [U]

a hard black stone that is used for making jewellery

jet ²

jet² past tense and past participle jetted present participle jetting

v [I always + adverb/preposition]

[Date: 1500-1600; : Old French; Origin: jetter, getter 'to throw', from Latin jactare]

1.) informal to travel by plane, especially to many different places

jet off

▪ We're jetting off for a sunshine holiday in the Caribbean.

▪ business executives jetting around the world

2.) if a liquid or gas jets out from somewhere, it comes quickly out of a small hole