jet

jet
noun
1 plane with a jet engine
ADJECTIVE
▪ jumbo
▪ supersonic
▪ regional (esp. AmE)
▪ commercial, passenger
▪ private
▪ business, corporate, executive
▪ charter, chartered
▪ holiday (BrE)
▪ cargo
▪ air-force, fighter, military
▪ low-flying (esp. BrE)
VERB + JET
▪ fly, pilot
▪ charter
▪ hijack
▪ scramble
▪ board
▪

He was photographed boarding his private jet.

▪ land
▪

The pilot had to land the jet in a field.

JET + VERB
▪ fly
▪ take off
▪ land
▪ crash, explode
JET + NOUN
▪ aircraft, airliner, airplane (AmE), bomber, fighter, liner, plane
▪ engine
▪ fuel
▪ pilot
PREPOSITION
▪ by jet
▪

Australia was a mere couple of hours away by jet.

▪

She was flown by private jet to the capital.

▪ in a/the jet
▪

He flew to Bermuda in his private jet.

2 stream of gas, water, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ air, gas, water
PREPOSITION
▪ jet of
▪

Little jets of steam spurted from the engine.


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