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Word: Jet
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
spurt out in jets
Short Definition:spurt out in jets
Examples:- blood jetted from his nostrils
Definition:
travel by jet aircraft
Short Definition:travel by jet
Examples:- the newly weds jetted off for a honeymoon in New York
Word: Jet
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (as a verb meaning ‘jut out’): from French jeter ‘to throw’, based on Latin jactare, frequentative of jacere ‘to throw’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a rapid stream of liquid or gas forced out of a small opening
Short Definition:stream of liquid or gas
Examples:- a jet of boiling water spurted over his hand
Definition:
a jet engine.
Short Definition:jet engine
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