jet stream
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of the high-speed, high-altitude air currents that circle the Earth in a westerly direction.
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Cicadas Aren’t Just Noisy – They Also Pee In Jet Streams Like Elephants"
- "[...] cicadas eliminate waste in the form of urine, and with more force than their size would suggest. Scientists recently revealed the insects hold the record for “strongest urine jet stream” of any studied animal relative to its size."
- "Scientists who study such things have found that cicadas urinate in a jet stream because they consume an incredible volume of fluid."
- "Researchers say cicadas are the only insects known to pee in a jet stream."