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to jet

to jet

20 2.8
To travel quickly by a plane with powerful engines
  • verb
  • /dʒɛt/
: volar
  • In honor of Veterans Day, this weekend I'll be jetting off for a weekend getaway.

She grabs a few weapons and jets off into the night.

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Examples

  • An internationally successful DJ, he jets around the globe helping people lose their inhibitions.

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  • We'll be the kind of women who jet off to Vienna with all of our awards.

  • Listen, baby, I gotta jet but, we'll keep an eye out for your car, ya hear?

  • "Wish I could jet in for that one," I said.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I mean, I say we shoot all night, get as much stuff as we can, then jet outta here in the morning.

  • Then we can jet across to Copenhagen at zero six.

  • Uhm, this has been fun, but I actually have to jet because...

  • Sorry, dude, but we gotta jet if we wanna make it to the motel before sunup.

  • Barack Obama, meanwhile, was jetting off to Las Vegas for a fundraiser.

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  • We will jet to Paris for our summer vacation next month.

Synonyms

to fly
vsto jet
∞ 2.3

Travel in an airplane or control a plane

refers to travel specifically by a fast passenger plane

Idioms

like jet fuel
  • Informal
1 8.4

With very strong energy that makes someone act quickly

Compounds

22 2.8

A feeling of tiredness and trouble sleeping after long flights across time zones

jet engine
  • Specialized
14 3.7

An engine that pushes a plane by shooting out fast hot air

jet stream
  • Specialized
14 3.7

A narrow band of very fast winds high in the sky that affect weather

jet fuel
  • Specialized
13 3.5

A liquid that planes burn in their engines to make them run

9 3.0

A very large airplane that carries many people on long flights

7 2.7

A fast plane that uses jet engines to fly high

3 3.9

Very black like coal or a dark night

3 7.1

A rich, fashionable person who travels often to fancy places

1 6.8

A group of rich fashionable people who often travel for pleasure

1 2.8

A very dark colour like shiny coal

Having an engine that pushes out very fast air, like some planes

blue jet
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Bright blue electric flashes that shoot up from thundercloud tops into the upper sky

ink-jet
  • UK
1 3.9

Relates to printers that spray small drops of ink on paper

jet propulsion
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A force that moves something forward by forcing out a fast stream of air or water

gas jet
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A device that sends gas through a small opening to make a steady flame for heat or light

1 2.8

A machine that prints words and pictures by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

1 7.4

A rich, glamorous life with frequent travel to fashionable places

jet bridge
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A covered bridge that connects an airport gate to a plane door

bubble-jet printer
  • Specialized
3.8

A machine that prints by spraying tiny drops of ink onto paper

4.2

A printer that uses heat to make tiny ink bubbles and prints them on paper

eductor-jet pump
  • Specialized
9.9

A pump that uses a fast jet of water or steam to pull in and move another liquid

fan-jet
  • Specialized
6.4

An engine with a large fan that pushes extra air to make the plane go faster

fan-jet
  • Specialized
7.0

A plane powered by an engine with a large fan that makes it go faster

A lifestyle of frequent travel to fashionable foreign places, often with luxury

A plane powered by jet engines that flies very fast

steam jet ejector
  • Specialized
6.4

A machine that uses steam to remove air and make a vacuum

How Fast

to zoom
54 3.7
to jet
20 2.8
to fly
∞ 1.0
to travel
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

jet infinitive
jetted past
jetted past participle
jetting present participle
jets third person singular

Etymology

Jet (verb: travel by plane) comes from the name of the fast airplane called a jet, and it also suggests moving like a rapid 'jet' of air, so to 'jet' somewhere is to go very quickly by plane.