jetful
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]jetful (plural jetfuls or jetsful)
- Enough to fill a jet plane.
- 1973 November 7, Mike Culbert, “A ‘peace bomb’ in Astrodome?”, in Berkeley Daily Gazette, number 58, Berkeley, Calif., page 16:
- The guru, who returned to India reportedly with jetsful of gifts from his Western tours, has had revenue problems with India, but otherwise no blemish of criminality stains this movement susceptible of
- 1979 April 20, Mary Durusau, “Vidrine Wants More Power for Lt. Governor”, in Shreveport Journal, volume 85, number 89, page 2 a:
- [Clyde] Vidrine said currently millions of dollars are being wasted sending “jetsful” of people to other areas of the country, as well as abroad, to encourage new business into the state.