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blue jet

blue jet noun: an upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a rapidly expanding disk-shaped region of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occurs high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity.

Noun

blue jet (plural blue jets)

  1. An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a rapidly expanding disk-shaped region of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occurs high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity.
    • Mysterious bluejets can be seen with the naked eye from the ground, but they are rare and difficult to spot.1999, Patricia Barnes-Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney, Skies of fury: weather weirdness around the world, Simon and Schuster, page 100

Forms of blue jet

pluralblue jets
alternative formblue-jet
alternative formbluejet

Questions about blue jet

What does blue jet mean?
Blue jet means an upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a rapidly expanding disk-shaped region of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occurs high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity.
What part of speech is blue jet?
Blue jet is a noun.
What is the plural of blue jet?
The plural of blue jet is blue jets.

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