jet d'eau

/ʒeɪ ˈdoʊ/

noun

A stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), used as an ornament in a garden or public place.

OriginFrench jet d'eau →
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Meanings

nounjet d'eau (plural jets d'eau)

plural jets d'eau

  1. archaicA stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), used as an ornament in a garden or public place.
  2. archaicThe fountain or pipe from which such a stream issues.

Origin

  1. Frenchjet d'eau
  2. Englishjet d'eau

Unadapted borrowing from French jet d'eau (literally “jet of water”).

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Translations

Turkish fıskiye
  • fıskiyestream of water
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Chicago

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