jetting

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛtɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛtɪŋ

Verb

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jetting

  1. present participle and gerund of jet

Noun

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jetting (countable and uncountable, plural jettings)

  1. The application of a jet of liquid, especially to treat livestock against pests.
    • 1947, Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, volume 57, page 589:
      In bad fly years more than five jettings may be needed. But whatever the conditions, except for rare waves of body-strike, while flies are active station labour can control them by working at jetting for about ten days per month.