jetter
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A self-confident person full of braggadocio.
— So helpe me God , so were ye better ; What shulde a begger be a jetter?
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Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.
— Many machines incorporate a mechanical or ultrasonic ' fobber ' or a jetter, using either beer or water , which induces beer in the filled bottle to rise as foam or fob and displace air in the space above the beer.
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A vehicle or engine that works by jet propulsion.
— The jetter was upon us and it was a piston-powered engine.
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An animal, such as a squid or jellyfish, that moves by jet propulsion. (Often used to distinguish it from similar animals with a different method of locomotion.)
— The most notable jetters are the cephalopod mollusks, but scallops, salps, dragonfly nymphs, jellyfish, frogfish, and others use jetting as their primary locomotory mode (Trueman, 1980).
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One who drives or rides in a jet-propelled vehicle.
— The executive jetter's time-advantage over scheduled flights has, indeed, increased.
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A place where there is a natural spout or eruption, such as a geyser or jet of lava.
— A few feet further north lies a small jetter, by which the water is thrown up to the height of about three feet; and at the distance of twelve feet due south-east from this fountain, is situate a fine circular bason, the borders of which exhibit the most beautiful yellow sulphureous depositions..
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A jammer (player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players) on the televised version of the game.
— Despite new terminology (the jammer is now the jetter, the pack has become the power guard), the game essentially remains the same: four on four, with points scored when the jetter passes opposing players. Points also will awarded^([sic – meaning be awarded]) in “RollerGames” if the jetter “survives” the wall of death.
形容词 adj.
- comparative form of jet: more jet
词形变化
词源
词源 1
From jet + -er.
词源 2
From jet + -er.
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