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jet d'eau

/ʒeɪ ˈdoʊ/

jet d'eau noun: a stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), used as an ornament in a garden or public place.

Noun

jet d'eau (plural jets d'eau)

  1. (archaic) A stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), used as an ornament in a garden or public place.
  2. (archaic) The fountain or pipe from which such a stream issues.

Forms of jet d'eau

pluraljets d'eau

Origin of jet d'eau

Unadapted borrowing from French jet d'eau (literally “jet of water”).

Questions about jet d'eau

What does jet d'eau mean?
Jet d'eau means a stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), used as an ornament in a garden or public place.
What part of speech is jet d'eau?
Jet d'eau is a noun.
How do you pronounce jet d'eau?
Jet d'eau is pronounced /ʒeɪ ˈdoʊ/.
What is the plural of jet d'eau?
The plural of jet d'eau is jets d'eau.

Words near jet d'eau in the dictionary

  1. jet boats
  2. jet bridge
  3. jet bridges
  4. jet cocoon
  5. jet cocoons
  6. jet d'eau
  7. jet dryer
  8. jet dryers
  9. jet engine
  10. jet engines
  11. jet fighter

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