noun / verb

jet

JET/dʒet/

A concentrated stream expelled forcefully through an opening.

A forceful jet of exhaust streams from the aircraft's engine.

A modern jet aircraft in side three-quarter view shows two jet engines and a restrained exhaust-flow cue; no airline branding or aircraft labels.

Etymology

The word moved from throwing to a gush or stream, then to propulsion by such a stream. A jet aircraft is named for the fast-moving gas expelled by its engines.

In context

Combat Story18:29

amazing airplane I'm very uh grateful that that was my first jet uh the a7d and then in 1983 we converted to the F-16

Evading 8 Surface-to-Air Missiles| F-16 Fighter Pilot | Fighter Weapons School Top Gun| Jet Jernigan

More examples

Steam jets from a small opening in the pipe.
The fountain sends several jets of water into the air.
Water jetted through a crack in the tank.

Forms

jet · jets · jetted · jetting

Similar words

stream: A general flow, not necessarily forced through a narrow opening.
spurt: A brief, sudden burst rather than a potentially steady stream.