jetpack

See also: jet-pack and jet pack

English

Noun

jetpack (plural jetpacks)

Alternative spelling of jet pack.

Verb

jetpack (third-person singular simple present jetpacks, present participle jetpacking, simple past and past participle jetpacked)

(intransitive) To travel with a jet pack.
the first person to jetpack around the world
- 2021 August 6, A. A. Dowd, “The Ryan Reynolds action-comedy Free Guy is a Truman Show for the Fortnite age”, in The A.V. Club‎^[1]:
  He shrugs, too, when commandos zipline or jetpack into his line of vision, trading fire across busy intersections.

Derived terms

jetpacker

Portuguese

Alternative forms

jet pack, jet-pack

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.ki/, /ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈpɛk/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈpɛk/, /ˌʒɛ.t͡ʃiˈpɛ.ki/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʒɛ.tiˈpɛk/

Noun

jetpack m (plural jetpacks)

jet pack (equipment worn on the back allowing flight)
Synonym: propulsor a jato