Definition of Jet

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Definition of Jet

Jet

Same as 2d Get.

A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber.

A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet.

Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.

The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.

To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.

To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.

To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.

To spout; to emit in a stream or jet.

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Jet Quotations

I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
Muhammad Ali

A camel makes an elephant feel like a jet plane.
Jackie Kennedy

The jet stream is a very strong force and pushing a balloon into it is like pushing up against a brick wall, but once we got into it, we found that, remarkably, the balloon went whatever speed the wind went.
Richard Branson

The blood jet is poetry and there is no stopping it.
Sylvia Plath

Now my dad is with me, traveling with me and a big part of this whole thing is I like to mix it up a little bit, you know. Who gets to take their father on a private jet across the country and stay in first class hotels? So we're enjoying it, but I'd stop if it's not possible.
Shia LaBeouf

When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it.
Adolf Galland

We had at our disposal the first operational jet, which superseded by at least 150 knots the fastest American and English fighters. This was a unique situation.
Adolf Galland

This would only come if you have a revolutionary change in technology like the jet brought about.
Adolf Galland

I came to office promising major ethics reform to end the culture of self-dealing. And today, that ethics reform is a law. While I was at it, I got rid of a few things in the governor's office that I didn't believe our citizens should have to pay for. That luxury jet was over-the-top. I put it on eBay.
Sarah Palin

From the heart of the fountain of delight rises a jet of bitterness that tortures us among the very flowers.
Lucretius

Jet Translations

jet in Italian is raggio, jet

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