English

Etymology 1
From F. term|jet|langfr, OF. term|get|langfro term|giet|langfro, L. term|iactus||a throwing, a throw|langla from term|iacere||to throw|lang=la. See term|abject, term|ejaculate, term|gist, term|jess, term|jut.

Pronunciation
rhymes|�t

Image:MiG-17F Top View.JPG|thumb|right|A MiG?-17 jet.

Noun
en-noun

1. A stream, spout, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
2. A class of airplane whose engines use turbines rather than propellors.
3. An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
4. A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.

Translations
trans-top|spray
Bulgarian: ����� f
Dutch: straal f
Finnish: suihku
trans-mid
French: jet m
German: Strahl m
Japanese: �� (����, funsha),�� (�����, shashutsu)
Spanish: chorro m
trans-bottom

trans-top|airplane
Bulgarian: �еак�ивен �амоле� m
Dutch: straalvliegtuig n
Finnish: suihkukone
trans-mid
French: jet m
Japanese: ����� (�����, jettoki)
Spanish: jet m
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|jet|t|ing

1. intransitive To spray out of a container.
2. intransitive To travel on a jet plane.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Propelled by turbine engines.

#: jet airplane

Translations
trans-top|propelled
Bulgarian: �еак�ивен m
trans-mid
Spanish: a chorro, a propulsión, a reacción
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Etymology 2
From OF. / F. term|jet|langfr, term|jayet|langfr, L. term|gagates|lang=la after Gr. Gagas, a town and river in Lycia.

Pronunciation
rhymes|�t

Noun
en-noun

1. A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
2. colour The colour of jet (3), deep black.

#: <table><tr><td>jet colour: &nbsp;</td><td bgcolor"#3E3E3E" width"80">&nbsp; </td></tr></table>

Translations
trans-top|coal
Bulgarian: �е�ен ке�либа� m
Chinese: �
Finnish: gagaatti
trans-mid
French: jais
Japanese: �� (����, kurotama), ��� (������, baikatsutan)
Spanish: azabache m
trans-bottom

trans-top|colour
Dutch: koolzwart n
French: jais
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (����, shikkoku)
Spanish: azabache m
trans-bottom

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

1. colour Of a very dark black in colour.

Translations
trans-top|colour
Dutch: gitzwart, pikzwart
trans-mid
Spanish: azabache m|f
trans-bottom

Derived terms
rel-top3|derived terms
bubble-jet printer
executive jet
fanjet
gas jet
ink-jet printer
jato
jet-black
jet boat
jet engine
jet fighter, fighter jet
jet lag
rel-mid3
jet off
jet set
jet stream, jetstream
jet turbine
jet wash
jetbead
jetfoil
jetliner
jetpack
jetport
jet-propelled
rel-mid3
jetsam
jetski, jet ski
jettison
jumbo jet
jump jet
pulse jet
ram jet, ramjet
superjet
trijet
rel-bottom

See also
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

References
R:1913

Category:Blacks

Czech

Pronunciation
audio|Cs-jet.ogg|audio

Verb
cs-verb|a=i

1. to ride
2. to go (by vehicle)

Conjugation
cs-conj-present|jedu|jedeš|jede|jedeme|jedete|jedou
Derived terms
vjet
ujet
dojet
podjet
nadjet
zajet
p�ejet
objet
rozjet

Related terms
rel-top
jít - to go (by foot)
rel-mid
sjezd m
vjezd m
rozjezd m
podjezd m
nadjezd m
dojezd m
objezd m
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Category:Czech irregular verbs

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/d��t/, SAMPA|/dZEt/

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. throw
2. spurt, spout

Related terms
jeter

de:jet
fa:jet
fr:jet
io:jet
id:jet
it:jet
hu:jet
ja:jet
ru:jet
fi:jet
te:jet
vi:jet
tr:jet
zh:jet

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