jet boat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jet boht]
- /dʒɛt boʊt/
- /ˈdʒet bəʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jet boht]
- /dʒɛt boʊt/

Definitions of jet boat words

noun jet boat a small, propellerless boat powered by an engine that ejects water for its thrust. 1
noun jet boat a power boat that is powered and steered by a jet of water under pressure 0

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Origin of jet boat

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Jet boat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Jet boat

jet boat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jet boat usage trend in Literature

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