American English pronunciation
How to pronounce jets
IPA transcription: ['dʒɛts]
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Noun
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an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
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the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)
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a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish and is used in jewelry or ornamentation
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atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward
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street names for ketamine
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an artificially produced flow of water
Verb
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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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fly a jet plane
Usage examples
- Miles Limited by fitting Turbomeca Palas jets to the prototype Miles Sparrowhawk.
- He additionally voices Jazz, Omega Supreme, Oil Slick, and Jetstorm on "Transformers Animated".
- The JetStar was the first dedicated business jet to enter service.
- The Bills have won ten division titles, and the Jets have won four.
- The Jets won the coin toss, but were forced to punt.
- The new airline aimed to run chartered flights from Bangkok with two Jetstream aircraft.
- Over time, the direction of the polar jets would vary due to precession.
- Later that offseason, the Jets acquired Brett Favre via trade from Green Bay.
- The number is still considered retired by the Jets' successor team, the Arizona Coyotes.
- Jetstar Asia is a majority Singapore-owned and -based company.