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单词 jetstreams
释义

jet2 /jet/

noun
  1. A narrow spouting stream
  2. A spout, nozzle or pipe emitting a stream or spray of fluid
  3. A jet plane
  4. A strutting movement (obsolete)
transitive verb and intransitive verb (jettˈing; jettˈed)

To spout

intransitive verb
  1. To travel by jet plane
  2. To jut (obsolete)
  3. To encroach (Shakespeare)
  4. To strut (obsolete)
ORIGIN: OFr jetter, from L jactāre to fling

jet boat noun (NZ)

A power boat propelled by a pressurized jet of water

jetˈ-driven adjective

Driven by the backward emission of a jet of gas, etc

jet engine noun

A gas turbine, esp one fitted to an aircraft, which uses jet propulsion to provide thrust

jetˈfoil noun

A hydrofoil powered by a jet of water

jet lag noun

Exhaustion, discomfort, etc resulting from the body's inability to adjust to the rapid changes of time zone caused by high-speed long-distance air travel

jetˈ-lagged adjective

jetˈliner noun

An airliner powered by a jet engine

jet pipe noun

The exhaust pipe in a jet engine

jet plane noun

A jet-driven aeroplane

jetˈ-propelled adjective

jet propulsion noun

jetˈ-setter noun

A member of the jet set (see below)

jetˈ-setting adjective

Living in the style of the jet set (also noun)

jet ski noun

A powered craft comparable to a motorbike adapted to plane across water on a ski-like keel

jetˈ-ski intransitive verb

To ride a jet ski (as a water sport or recreation)

jetˈ-skier noun

jetˈstream or jet stream noun

  1. A narrow band of very high-velocity, westerly winds more than 30000ft (c.10000m) above the earth (meteorology)
  2. The exhaust of a jet engine or rocket motor

Jet'way® noun (US)

A movable enclosed structure in an airport allowing passengers to transfer between an aircraft and the terminal

the jet set

A wealthy social set whose members travel frequently and widely for pleasure

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