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Jet

Jet may refer to:

Aerospace

Jet engine
Jet aircraft
Jet Airways, an airline based in India serving domestic and international routes
JetLite, subsidiary of Jet Airways
JetBlue Airways, an airline based in New York
Jetstar Airways, an Australian airline servicing domestic and International routes
Jetsgo, a defunct Canadian airline

Engineering

jet nozzle (used on gas cookers and many other applications)

Mathematics and science

Jet (mathematics)
Jet bundle
Jet (fluid), a coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture.
Jet (particle physics), a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon in a particle physics or heavy ion experiment.
Polar jet, a phenomenon in astronomy, where streams of matter are emitted along the axis of rotation of a compact object.
Relativistic jet, an extremely powerful jet of plasma which emerges from the centers of some active galaxies.
Jet (lignite), a type of coal used in some jewelry (origin of the adjective "jet-black")
Jet, a type of upper atmosphere lightning phenomena.
Joint European Torus, an experimental nuclear fusion machine.

Music

Jet Records, a record label

Performers

Jet (band), an Australian rock band with the Cester brothers, active since 2001
Jet (UK band), a one-album UK glam rock band from London, active 1974–1976, and afterward re-formed as Radio Stars
The Jets (band), a pop, R&B, dance, and religious music band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, active since 1985, known for "You Got It All", "Sendin' All My Love", and "Rocket 2 U" (1985–1987)
The Jets (rock band), a 1970s rock band from Pekin, Illinois, USA
The Jets (British rockabilly band), a UK rockabilly band from the UK, active since 1974, and known for "Love Makes The World Go Round" (1982)
Joan Jett (born 1958), American rock guitarist and singer, active since 1975, and known for "I Love Rock N' Roll" (1982)
Jets Overhead a Canadian Indie rock/Ambient rock band active since 2003

Works

"Jet" (song), a 1973 single by Wings
Jet-CD, a 1998 album by Puffy AmiYumi

Fiction

Jet (Wildstorm), a character from Wildstorm/DC Comics
Jet (comics), a female character in DC comics New Guardians
Jet Jaguar, a fictional robot from the 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon
The Jets, a gang in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story
Jet Black, a character from the anime Cowboy Bebop
Jet the Hawk, a video game character from Sonic Riders
Jet, a widely used drug in the Fallout (series)
Jet Fusion, a cartoon character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Jet Link, who is Cyborg 002, a character from Cyborg 009
Jet, one of the elements mentioned in the openings of the british fiction series Sapphire & Steel
Jet Alone, a fictional robot from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series.
Jet in Avatar:The Last Airbender

Sports

New York Jets, an American football team
Jet 14, a class of racing sailboats primarily located from the U.S. Atlantic coast to Ohio
Delhi Jets, A Cricket team from Indian Cricket League
Winnipeg Jets, a former professional hockey team
Ipswich Jets, Australian rugby league team
Jet, Diane Youdale, one of the stars of Gladiators
Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, A kickboxer, coreographer and actor Benny Urquidez
Newcastle United Jets, Champions of a professional football competition in Australia called the A-League.
Newtown Jets, Australian rugby league team
Jet, aka Monica Carlson, the Women's Champion of the first season of the 2008 revival of American Gladiators
Jason Eugene Terry, a professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks. His nickname, "JET" derives from his initials.

Culture

Journal of Economic Theory, an academic journal in the field of economics
JETS, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, a premier theological journal
Jet (magazine), an African-American themed magazine
Jet Li, Chinese martial artist, actor, Wushu champion, and international film star
JET Programme, the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (teaching English)
Journal of Evolution and Technology

Products and business

jetAudio, Multimedia software product
Microsoft Jet Database Engine, Joint Engine Technology
Java Emitter Templates, a template engine that is part of the Eclipse EMF project
Matra Sports Jet, a French sports car
Jet (brand), a filling station brand name
JET TV, a television station in Singapore and Taiwan in the Jadeworld station group
Pump-jet, a marine propulsion mechanism for jetskis and other types of boats
Water jet cutter, a tool for cutting and the machining of engineering materials
Jet: a tube, nozzle, or passageway in a carburetor

Places

Jet, Oklahoma, United States of America

Other

Water jet (recreation), a personal-use water cannon that can be turned to spray in different directions and is usually found in water parks
Jet (lignite), a black stone sometimes used in jewelry
All pages whose names start with "Jet"

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Jet" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Catalan, German, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Simple English, Finnish, Swedish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Korean: 제트, Italian: JET, Japanese: ジェット, Russian: Струя.


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