noun · A2

Jet

JET/dʒet/

A jet is a fast aeroplane: a passenger jet, jet engine, the jet landed. Plane and aeroplane are everyday cousins. Helicopter goes straight up; a jet needs a runway. Jet lag is tiredness after a long flight. Do not write wet when you mean jet, or jot (write quickly).

Meaning

A fast aeroplane with a jet engine.

Examples

“The jet landed at the airport on time.”
“The jet took off at six in the morning.”
“We watched the jets from the airport café.”

Good to know

a passenger jet / the jet landed. Cousins: plane, aeroplane. Related: jet lag.

Near in meaning

plane, aeroplane

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