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jet streams

jet streams is the plural of jet stream.

Meaning of jet stream

Noun

jet stream (plural jet streams)

  1. Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.
  2. Synonym of contrail; a flow of exhaust gasses from a jet engine.
    Synonyms:
    contrail
  3. The high-speed, continuous spray of waste fluid (urine) emitted from the back ends of adult cicadas; rather than the small, individual droplets produced by most other insects.
    • Cicadas Aren’t Just Noisy – They Also Pee In Jet Streams Like Elephants2024 March 16, Holly Large, “Cicadas Aren’t Just Noisy – They Also Pee In Jet Streams Like Elephants”, in IFL Science

Questions about jet streams

What is jet streams the plural of?
Jet streams is the plural of jet stream.

Words near jet streams in the dictionary

  1. jet ski
  2. jet skis
  3. Jet Star
  4. Jet Stars
  5. jet stream
  6. jet streams
  7. jet sweep
  8. jet sweeps
  9. jet syndrome
  10. jet-black
  11. jet-borne

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