jetlike

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From jet + -like.

Resembling or characteristic of jet (the precious stone).

Resembling or characteristic of a jet (aircraft).

The nations of Asia and Africa are moving with jetlike speed toward the goal of political independence, and we still creep at horse-and-buggy pace toward the gaining of a cup of coffee at a lunch counter.1963 August 23, Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, page 2:

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