"gigantic jet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gigantic jets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gigantic jet (plural gigantic jets)
  1. (astronomy, meteorology) an upper atmospheric optical phenomena associated with thunderstorms, a carrot-shaped red sprite that propagates upward from the core of an oceanic thunderstorm Categories (topical): Astronomy, Meteorology

Inflected forms

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