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# jet

noun (a jet, jets; jet — the stone, uncountable); verb (jet, jets, jetted, jetting); adjective (jet-black)

«jet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. noun: A jet is a fast aircraft with jet engines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#m1)
2. noun: A jet is a strong, narrow stream of water, gas or air pushed out of a small hole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#m2)
3. verb (informal): To jet off means to travel somewhere by plane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#m3)
4. noun: Jet is a hard black stone used in jewellery; jet-black means very dark black. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science: jet engines push hot gas backwards so the plane moves forwards (action and reaction). In everyday life: a jet of water from a hose, jet lag after long flights. Phrases: jet plane, jet lag, jet engine, jet of water, jet off, jet-black, jet ski.

### Examples

- The jet flew high above the clouds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x1)
- A jet of water shot out of the fountain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x2)
- We felt tired from jet lag after flying to Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x3)
- The film star jetted off to Paris. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x4)
- The cat had jet-black fur. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x5)
- Whales blow a jet of air and spray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x6)
- A jet can fly 900 kilometres an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x7)
- Colored lamps surrounded little lakes, in which were water-plants of colored metal, from whose flowers jets of water spurted up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/#x8)

### Note

Countable for planes and streams. Past: jetted (double t). In maths: distance = speed × time; a jet at 900 km per hour goes 1,800 km in 2 hours.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jet.html) on Mova free.