jetting

Speeding through air

Jetting is travel by jet aircraft, especially frequent or glamorous air travel: She spent the summer jetting between Paris and Milan.

The word suggests speed and sophistication.

Jetting also describes forceful spurting of liquid or gas: Water was jetting from the broken pipe.

spray

spurt

Sudden forceful discharge

stream · spout · nozzle · pressure · blast · fountain · discharge · ejection · spritz · spatter

speed

rapid

Moving with haste

  • swiftMoving with speed
  • quickMoving with speed
  • fastSpeedy, or skip eating

racing · rushing · zooming · whizzing · streaking · blazing · supersonic · express · lightning · fleeting

propulsion

thrust

Forceful forward motion

exhaust · turbine · scramjet · propellant · burner · engine · rocket · ejector · velocity · acceleration

flight

takeoff

Departure or parody

airliner · cockpit · pilot · runway · hangar · soar · glide · aerodynamics · turbulence · tailwind

luxury

first-class

Of the highest standard

  • champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
  • VIPNotable, for short
  • eliteSuperior select group

affluent · glamorous · exclusive · opulent · lavish · pampered · indulgent · concierge · business class · lounge

travel

globetrotting

Traveling widely worldwide

excursion · voyage · wanderlust · sightseeing · expedition · adventure · backpacking · tourism · nomad · explorer

Categories
Opposites
flow intensity

jettingtrickling

Flowing in thin stream

dripping · seeping · dribbling · oozing · leaking

travel mode

jettingdriving

Controlling a vehicle

sailing · walking · hitchhiking · trudging · plodding

movement vs. stillness

jettingstanding

Position, physical or social

staying · staying put · sitting · remaining · lingering

Phrases
Family

jet, streaming, jets, jetted, inkjet, ramjet, turbojet, jetstream, twinjet

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G