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September 21, 2019
Learner's Word of the Day
jet lag /ˈʤɛtˈlæg/ noun
jet lag
/ˈʤɛtˈlæg/
noun
A business traveler with jet lag
A business traveler with jet lag
Learner's definition of JET LAG

[noncount]

: a tired and unpleasant feeling that you sometimes get when you travel by airplane to a place that is far away

  • I had bad jet lag after that last trip overseas.

— jet–lagged /ˈʤɛtˌlægd/ adjective

  • jet-lagged tourists

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