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The correct spelling is jets.
How to pronounce jets
noun
IPA: /dʒɛts/
Say it like: Jet-s
The correct spelling is jets. A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc. For example: "Farmers may either dip or jet sheep with chemicals."
Usage Examples
“Farmers may either dip or jet sheep with chemicals.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
- 2.A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
- 3.A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
- 4.An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
- 5.A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
verb
- 1.To spray out of a container.
- 2.To spray with liquid from a container.
- 3.To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion
- 4.To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around
- 5.To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
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