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jet

noun as in rush, gush of substance

noun as in vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid

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verb as in spurt, gush

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Items include spare parts for fighter jets and transport aircraft, as well as U.S. technical and logistics support.

From the central star, two cones of material are flung out into space in opposite directions, in a butterfly-like pattern, while smaller, more energetic jets of material fly straight out of the star.

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The cargo jet climbed but did not get higher than about 30 feet before it crashed, the report said.

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Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

Private-equity employees used to aspire to own their own jets, but now they just want to be able to afford their kids’ private-school tuition, he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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