WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈjet ˌlag or ˈjetˌlag, n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologya feeling of fatigue or confusion when the body's normal biological rhythms have been affected after a long flight through several time zones.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jet′ lag′, 
  1. Pathologya temporary disruption of the body's normal biological rhythms after high-speed air travel through several time zones. Also, jet′lag′. 
  • 1965–70
jet′-lagged′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jet lag, jetlag / ˈdʒɛtˌlæɡ/
  1. a general feeling of fatigue and disorientation often experienced by travellers by jet aircraft who cross several time zones in relatively few hours

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