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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: [verb] to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision.

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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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   JETTISON meaning: 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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   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 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. jettison something to reject an idea, a belief, a plan, etc. that you no longer think is useful or likely to be successful synonym abandon

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   3 meanings: 1. to throw away; abandon 2. to throw overboard 3. → another word for jetsam (sense 1).... Click for more definitions.

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

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    Define jettison. jettison synonyms, jettison pronunciation, jettison translation, English dictionary definition of jettison. tr.v. jet·ti·soned , jet·ti·son·ing , jet·ti·sons 1. To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.

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    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English jettison jet‧ti‧son / ˈdʒetəs ə n, -z ə n / verb [transitive] 1 GET RID OF to get rid of something or decide not to do something any longer The scheme was jettisoned when the government found it too costly. 2 THROW AWAY to throw things away, especially from a moving plane or ship → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus jettison ...