Phrase Hound found 105 phrases and 132 compound words that contain jet. The most common are listed below. Open jet in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 105
- jet skiA small motorized watercraft with a flattish hull and an upright centre, which a rider sits astride.
- jet lagA physical condition caused by crossing time zones during flight; often the result of disruption to the circadian rhythms of the body.
- jet engineAn engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
- jet fuelThe fuel that powers a jet aircraft.
- ink jetAlternative form of inkjet: A device, particularly one used in the printing of documents, which propels tiny droplets of ink to the paper.
- jet planeA jet: an airplane that is powered by a jet engine.
- jet-blackCoal-black; the blackest black.
- jet packA piece of equipment that may be strapped to a person’s back and generate vertical thrust by a downward discharge of jet fluid, thereby rendering the person capable of flight.
- jet bridgeAn elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and passengers.
- jet streamAny of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.
- jet-setAlternative form of jet set.
- Jet AgeA period in history defined by the advent of aircraft powered by turbine engines, and by the social change this brought about.
- jet boatA fast boat with water jet propulsion used primarily in shallow water.
- pump-jetA marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion of watercraft.
- jet fighterA fighter aircraft with one or more jet engines.
- blue jetAn upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a rapidly expanding disk-shaped region of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occurs high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of …
- Jet StarA variety of low-acidity, crack-resistant tomato.
- jump jetA jet airplane with fixed wings that is capable of vertical takeoff and landing as well as hovering, and, in some cases, also capable of becoming airborne in a conventional manner by gaining airspeed on a runaway.
- jet propulsionPropulsion that is caused by the expulsion of a jet of fluid, especially by a jet engine or jellyfish.
- jet-washAlternative form of jetwash: To remove something (especially dirt or graffiti) by spraying it with high-pressure water.
- jumbo jetA large transport aircraft, especially the Boeing 747.
- gas jetgas burner
- jet enginesplural of jet engine: An engine that obtains thrust by taking in air at the front, using it to burn fuel, then ejecting the hot combustion products at the rear through a propulsive nozzle.
- jet settingAlternative form of jet-setting.
- pulse jetAlternative spelling of pulsejet: a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
Compound words 132
- inkjetA device, particularly one used in the printing of documents, which propels tiny droplets of ink to the paper.
- jettyA part of a building that jets or projects beyond the rest; specifically, an upper storey which overhangs the part of the building below.
- ramjetA jet engine in which forward motion forces air into an inlet, compressing it (as opposed to having a pump type device compressing the air for combustion with fuel), and where combustion is subsonic.
- jetterA self-confident person full of braggadocio.
- jetwaySynonym of jet bridge: an elevated corridor connecting an airport to a plane.
- jetlinerA jet-propelled airliner.
- multijetOf or pertaining to multiple jets (spouts or nozzles).
- pulsejeta valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb
- superjetA jet aircraft with some superior quality, such as large size or high speed.
- rejetTo change the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to replace or adjust a carburetor jet.