jetstreams
/ˈdʒɛtˌstriːmz/
noun
- Plural of jetstream; multiple bands of fast-moving air currents in the upper atmosphere.
- Pilots often plan routes to take advantage of favorable jetstreams.
- Climate change may be affecting the behavior of global jetstreams.
- The planet Jupiter has several jetstreams in its atmosphere.
- Plural of jetstream; multiple high-speed flows from engines or nozzles.
- The test facility measured the jetstreams from different engine designs.
- Multiple jetstreams from the thrusters guided the spacecraft into orbit.
- The firefighter aimed the hose against the jetstreams of the burning gas.