Wiktionary
alt. A jet of water. n. A jet of water.
Wikipedia
Water jet may refer to:
- a jet of water under pressure, like in an ornamental fountain
- Pump-jet, a marine propulsion mechanism for jetskis and other types of boats
- Water jet cutter, a tool for cutting and the machining of engineering materials
- Water jet (recreation), a personal-use water cannon that can be turned to spray in different directions and is usually found in water parks
- Water-jet printer, a printer that makes use of water instead of ink
A water jet used for recreation is generally smaller than a water cannon, but large enough that the water can spray several metres or feet. People can either insert money to pay for a predetermined amount of usage time, or push a button for free to start and stop the water. The water jet can be turned to allow the person to spray the water in different directions,it is also used in agriculture .
Category:Water technology
Usage examples of "water jet".
Egan had finally begun to relax after satisfying himself that his huge magnetic water jet propulsion engines were operating efficiently and without problems.
Dirk turned the valve for the water jet and pushed it into the sand in the manner of kids pushing the nozzle of a hose into the ground to make a hole.
Carl cleaned them carefully with a water jet and flushed his covered bucket into the outbound tube-one-way flash vaporization that dumped directly into free space.
He fumbled with the hot water jet, then missed his cup entirely and sent bubbles of scalding water spraying everywhere.
Evans thought the monster refrained from hitting them with another water jet because, having disabled them, it was indifferent to their further fate, or rather the V-frogs who manipulated the giant patch were.
Powered by gas turbines and using an innovative water jet propulsion system, the vessel could go at speeds that were twice those reached by vessels of comparable length.
Plunging deep where sunlight never goes, we join the world of giant squid, sampling what it's like to flow along by sphincter-driven water jet, touching and experiencing a liquid world with long suckers that dangle beyond the limits of vision.
He got up on his feet and threw himself like a living torch at the closest leaking water pipe -- and was struck down on his left by a high-pressure water jet from Parry's fire hose.
The water jet, which handled very awkwardly from floor level, had no accuracy at all.
He took more time there, letting the hard stream of water jet into me until I moaned.
I used the water jet to work back upstream to the source of the light.
When the coxswain started the boat's water jet the whirr sent clouds of tiny sea birds into frantic activity.