jet

jet

jet¹ [jet]

vt., vi.

jetted, jetting [< MFr jeter, to throw < OFr < VL * jectare, for L jactare, freq. of jacere, to throw < IE base * yē-, to throw, do > Gr hienai, to set in motion, throw, send]

1. to spout, gush, or shoot out in a stream, as liquid or gas

2. to travel or convey by jet airplane

n.

[ME < OFr get, giet, a throw, spurt < L jactus, a throw, cast]

1. a stream of liquid or gas emitted or forced out, as from a spout

2. a spout or nozzle for emitting a stream of water or gas

3. a jet-propelled airplane: in full, jet (air)plane

adj.

1. jet-propelled

2. of or having to do with jet propulsion or jet-propelled aircraft [the jet age]

jet² [jet]

n.

[ME get < OFr jaiet < L gagates < Gr gagatēs, jet, after Gagas, town and river in Lycia, Asia Minor]

1. a hard, black variety of lignite, which takes a high polish: sometimes used in jewelry: also called jet coal

2. a deep, lustrous black

adj.

1. made of jet

2. black like jet