jet

Converse of object

• lag: Whenever I meet him he's just got off the plane so he does always look jet lagged!
• hijack: The title of the second, United 93, is the flight number of one of the four jets hijacked on 11 September 2001.

Adjective modifier

• jumbo: I made my first jump with Patrick from a Russian jumbo jet over the North Pole.
• supersonic: The historic Concorde fleet of seven supersonic jets made its last flights in October after 34 years of air supremacy.
• wide-bodied: Take Rolls Royce's series of Trent aircraft engines, which have captured 70 % of the world market in wide-bodied jets.
• high-pressure: A high-pressure jet of water hits these, causing the rotor to turn.
• subsonic: With operating costs per passenger of 3.5 times that of a subsonic jet it was never going to be mass transport.
• transatlantic: The saving in greenhouse gas is negligible: less in a year than is exhaled by one transatlantic jet.

Modifies a noun

• lag: Jet lag combined with ill health sucks even more.
• fighter: The whole day was idyllic apart from the many noisy jet fighters flying over on training missions.
• airliner: The size was considered to be similar to a small commercial jet airliner.
• ski: SAS heavy duty high security wheel clamp Secure your boat trailer, jet ski trailer, caravan or vehicle.
• propulsion: Two basic means are used to provide the thrust for an airplane in flight - propeller or jet propulsion.
• skiing: There is the opportunity for sailing, wind surfing, jet skiing.

Noun used with modifier

• fighter: Fighter jet technology for your bike - straight out of Top Gun!
• ink: Dr. Kevin Myers updated us on the ink jet printing of textiles.
• hose: The incident was near to bridge number 8. Eighty gallons of diesel were on board and 2 hose reel jets were used.
• reel: The incident was near to bridge number 8. Eighty gallons of diesel were on board and 2 hose reel jets were used.
• venturi: A whirlpool is made by installing venturi jets into the side of a bath through which water is re-circulated using a powerful pump.
• hosereel: The incident involved a small quantity of gasoline from the motorcycle which was extinguished using one hosereel jet.