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   Jet·ti·son

   /ˈjedəs(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): "individuals are often forced to jettison certain attitudes and behaviors" 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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   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.

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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 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 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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   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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   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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   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. Word Origin.

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    See synonyms for jettison on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object) to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.

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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.