English Explanatory Dictionary

jet stream

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.
  2. Synonym of contrail; a flow of exhaust gasses from a jet engine.
  3. The high-speed, continuous spray of waste fluid (urine) emitted from the back ends of adult cicadas; rather than the small, individual droplets produced by most other insects.

Word forms

jet stream jet streams jetstream

Synonyms

contrail
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