rejet

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verb

To change the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to replace or adjust a carburetor jet.

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Meanings

verbrejet (third-person singular simple present rejets, present participle rejetting, simple past and past participle rejetted)

present singular third person rejets · participle present rejetting · participle past rejetted · past rejetted

  1. To change the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to replace or adjust a carburetor jet.

    As a general rule the four-hole spacer helps torque while the one-hole spacer helps top end. You may have to rejet the carburetor before any gain from the spacer is found, whether it is a one-hole or a four-hole.

    1989, Larry Shepard, How to Hot Rod Small-block Mopar Engines, page 140

Origin

From re- + jet.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Jeter
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APA

rejet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejet

MLA

“rejet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rejet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rejet.

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