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jet

/ˈd͡ʒɛt/ sustantivo A1

En español: chorro, chorreón, chorretada, chorretón

  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. A turbine.
  5. A rocket engine.
  6. A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
  7. A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.
  8. Drift; scope; range, as of an argument. (dated)

Plural jets

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Lovely as the Greek girls of Cyprus or Chios, Mercédès boasted the same bright flashing eyes of jet, and ripe, round, coral lips.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 23 · C1
All round the house is the jet-black night;
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 13 · C1
Diana, wilt thou give me a lock of thy jet-black tresses in parting to treasure forevermore?”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 125 · C1
Then suddenly another sound became audible—a very gentle, soothing sound, like that of a small jet of steam escaping continually from a kettle.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 65 · B2

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