E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Jet dEau (French).
A spout or jet of water thrown up into the air, generally from an artificial fountain. The great jet at Versailles rises to a height of 100 feet; that at Chatsworth, the highest in existence, to 267 feet. (French, from the Latin jactus, thrown; jacio, to throw.)