jet in English: A fast plane; also a thin, fast stream of water or gas. (noun)

Translation

A fast plane; also a thin, fast stream of water or gas.

Word origin

From French jeter meaning to throw, from Latin iactare; the plane is named after the stream of hot gas it throws out.

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A jet is a plane with powerful engines.

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A private jet is a small jet owned by one person or company.

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Jet also means a fast, thin stream of water or gas.

plane

A large machine with wings that flies through the air and carries people.

fly

To move through the air, like a bird or a plane.

fast

Moving or happening at a high speed, so it takes very little time.

air

The mix of gases all around us that we breathe and cannot see.

engine

The part of a machine that uses fuel or power to make it move.

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