Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jet fuel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: jet -fu-el
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fuel that powers a jet aircraft.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The fuel that powers a jet aircraft.

Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

noun

Strong home-brewed alcoholic drink; moonshine; everclear.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: (often synonymous) lamp oil"
"Near-synonym: paint thinner"
"Sometimes I wish I were still out on the back porch, drinking jet fuel with the boys, getting louder and louder as the empty cans drop out of our paws like booster rockets falling back to Earth and we soar up into the summer stars."

Usage

Inflected Forms

jet fuels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

avgas

Synonyms

avtur ATF JP jet propellant lamp oil paint thinner

Questions

What does jet fuel mean?: The fuel that powers a jet aircraft.

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