jetpack

See also: jet-pack and jet pack

English

Noun

jetpack (plural jetpacks)

1. Alternative spelling of jet pack

Verb

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

1. (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.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jet pack, jet-pack

Pronunciation

 

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

• (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)

1. jet pack (equipment worn on the back allowing flight)

   Synonym: propulsor a jato