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   jettison

   /ˈdʒɛtɪs(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship: "six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea"
   • ▪ abandon or discard (someone or something that is no longer wanted): "the scheme was jettisoned" Similar dumpdropditchdischargeejectthrow outempty outpour outtip outunloadthrow overboardthrow over the sidediscarddispose ofthrow awaythrow outget rid oftoss outrejectscrapdispense withcast aside/offabandonrelinquishdrophave done withshedslough offshrug offthrow on the scrapheapinformal:chuck (away/out)flingdumpditchaxebinjunkget shut ofget shot oftrashOpposite loadkeepretain

   noun

   • 1. the action of jettisoning something: "the jettison lever"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun denoting the throwing of goods overboard to lighten a ship in distress): from Old French getaison, from Latin jactatio(n-), from jactare ‘to throw’ (see jet1). The verb dates from the mid 19th century.

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   JETTISON definition: 1. to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed: 2. to decide not to use an…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of JETTISON is to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision. How to use jettison in a sentence. The Origin of Jettison

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   jettison something/somebody to get rid of something/somebody that you no longer need or want synonym discard. He was jettisoned as team coach after the defeat.

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   If you jettison something, for example an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it.

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   Definition of jettison verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Jettison definition: to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.. See examples of JETTISON used in a sentence.

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   Jettison means to push to the side or toss away. If a boat is leaking or an airplane is running out of fuel, you can buy more time by jettisoning cargo, or throwing it overboard.

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    JETTISON definition: 1. to get rid of something you do not want or need: 2. If an aircraft or a ship jettisons…. Learn more.

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    Jettison Definition. To throw (goods) overboard. To discard (something) as useless or a burden. To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load. The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill. The jettisoning of fuel tanks.