jetpack
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɛtˌpæk/
- Adam Savage shows off the progress of the Rocketeer jetpack he's currently building.
- jetpack to fly
- jetpack for getting around
- use a jetpack
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Watch on YouTubeNow I want jetpacks on my shoes and my phone and my water bottle and my dogs.
- Now I want jetpacks on my shoes and my phone and my water bottle and my dogs.
- And instead what I was looking at was this the shiniest mirror finished jetpack and it looked terrible, like it was way too shiny.
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There's a guy who successfully raised millions of dollars for a jetpack, the first non military jetpack it could have.
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You don't need a car if you have a jetpack.
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That jetpack would never work.
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I think I'd actually prefer a jetpack, please.
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Do you think we'll all have jetpacks in the future?
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Disneyland will open soon, celebrating the Century of Progress with personal jetpacks and backyard heliports.
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He strapped on his jetpack and soared above the city skyline.
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The engineer showcased a new jetpack that enables users to fly for longer distances.
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Many science fiction movies depict characters using jetpacks to navigate through the air.
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Etymology
Jetpack combines jet (a strong, fast stream of air or the engine that makes planes go fast) and pack (a bag you wear on your back, like a backpack), so it literally means a 'pack' that uses jets to let a person fly.