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Aerospace
- Jet engine
- Jet aircraft
- Jet Airways, an airline based in India serving domestic and international routes
- JetLite, subsidiary of Jet Airways
- JetBlue Airways, an airline based in New York
- Jetstar Airways, an Australian airline servicing domestic and International routes
- Jetsgo, a defunct Canadian airline
Engineering
- jet nozzle (used on gas cookers and many other applications)
Mathematics and science
- Jet (mathematics)
- Jet bundle
- Jet (fluid), a coherent stream of fluid that is projected into a surrounding medium, usually from some kind of a nozzle or aperture.
- Jet (particle physics), a narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon in a particle physics or heavy ion experiment.
- Polar jet, a phenomenon in astronomy, where streams of matter are emitted along the axis of rotation of a compact object.
- Relativistic jet, an extremely powerful jet of plasma which emerges from the centers of some active galaxies.
- Jet (lignite), a type of coal used in some jewelry (origin of the adjective "jet-black")
- Jet, a type of upper atmosphere lightning phenomena.
- Joint European Torus, an experimental nuclear fusion machine.
Music
- Jet Records, a record label
Performers
- Jet (band), an Australian rock band with the Cester brothers, active since 2001
- Jet (UK band), a one-album UK glam rock band from London, active 1974–1976, and afterward re-formed as Radio Stars
- The Jets (band), a pop, R&B, dance, and religious music band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, active since 1985, known for "You Got It All", "Sendin' All My Love", and "Rocket 2 U" (1985–1987)
- The Jets (rock band), a 1970s rock band from Pekin, Illinois, USA
- The Jets (British rockabilly band), a UK rockabilly band from the UK, active since 1974, and known for "Love Makes The World Go Round" (1982)
- Joan Jett (born 1958), American rock guitarist and singer, active since 1975, and known for "I Love Rock N' Roll" (1982)
- Jets Overhead a Canadian Indie rock/Ambient rock band active since 2003
Works
- "Jet" (song), a 1973 single by Wings
- Jet-CD, a 1998 album by Puffy AmiYumi
Fiction
- Jet (Wildstorm), a character from Wildstorm/DC Comics
- Jet (comics), a female character in DC comics New Guardians
- Jet Jaguar, a fictional robot from the 1973 film Godzilla vs. Megalon
- The Jets, a gang in the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story
- Jet Black, a character from the anime Cowboy Bebop
- Jet the Hawk, a video game character from Sonic Riders
- Jet, a widely used drug in the Fallout (series)
- Jet Fusion, a cartoon character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Jet Link, who is Cyborg 002, a character from Cyborg 009
- Jet, one of the elements mentioned in the openings of the british fiction series Sapphire & Steel
- Jet Alone, a fictional robot from the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series.
- Jet in Avatar: The Last Airbender
Sports
- New York Jets, an American football team
- Jet 14, a class of racing sailboats primarily located from the U.S. Atlantic coast to Ohio
- Delhi Jets, a cricket team from Indian Cricket League
- Winnipeg Jets, a former professional hockey team
- Ipswich Jets, Australian rugby league team
- Jet, (Diane Youdale), one of the stars of Gladiators
- Benny Urquidez, a kickboxer, choreographer and actor known as "The Jet"
- Newcastle United Jets, Champions of a professional football competition in Australia called the A-League.
- Newtown Jets, Australian rugby league team
- Jet, aka Monica Carlson, the Women's Champion of the first season of American Gladiators (2008 TV series)
- Jason Eugene Terry, a professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks. His nickname, "JET" derives from his initials.
Culture
- Journal of Economic Theory, an academic journal in the field of economics
- JETS, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, a premier theological journal
- Jet (magazine), an African-American themed magazine
- Jet Li, Chinese martial artist, actor, Wushu champion, and international film star
- JET Programme, the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (teaching English)
- Journal of Evolution and Technology
Products and business
- Microsoft Jet Database Engine, Joint Engine Technology
- Java Emitter Templates, a template engine that is part of the Eclipse EMF project
- Matra Djet (Matra Sports Jet), a French sports car
- Jet (brand), a filling station brand name
- Japan Entertainment Television (JET TV), a television station in Singapore and Taiwan in the Jadeworld station group
- 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
- Jet: a tube, nozzle, or passageway in a carburetor
Places
- Jet, Oklahoma, United States of America
Other
- Water jet (recreation), a personal-use water cannon that can be turned to spray in different directions and is usually found in water parks
- Jet (lignite), a black stone sometimes used in jewelry
- Jet (dog), a Dickin Medal-winning dog
- All pages whose names start with "Jet"
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