tour jeté
[ French toor zhuh-tey ]
/ French tur ʒəˈteɪ /
noun, plural tours je·tés [French toor zhuh-tey] /French tur ʒəˈteɪ/. Ballet.
a movement in which the dancer leaps from one foot, makes a half turn in the air, and lands on the other foot.
Origin of tour jeté
< French: literally, flung turn
Words nearby tour jeté
toupee,
tour,
tour d'horizon,
tour de force,
tour en l'air,
tour jeté,
tour of duty,
tour operator,
tour-de-france,
touraco,
touraine