jettison
to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
Cards. to discard (an unwanted card or cards).
the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.
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1Other words from jettison
- jet·ti·son·a·ble, adjective
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How to use jettison in a sentence
jettison your lawyers as a source of prison-yard guidance, Abramoff said.
Abramoff’s Advice for Virginia’s New Jailhouse Guv | Tim Mak, Jackie Kucinich | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut they also bequeathed to us a founding racism that we have found it almost impossible to jettison.
The Invention of the Ego in Martin Luther’s Defiance | Thomas Cahill | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe other companies to jettison Deen were more interested in their image than the bottom line.
Racism Is a Tough Sell: The Real Reason Everyone Dumped Paula Deen | Daniel Gross | June 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNor does he believe it will force the company to jettison full-time workers.
It will jettison the reactionary messages that alienated so many persuadable voters in 2012.
Commentary's Symposium on the Future of Conservatism | David Frum | January 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
"We'll jettison what freight proves an embarrassment," this astute individual advised.
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. KyneNo occasion to jettison any of our cargo yet, however useless it may be.
The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer | Richard ClyntonHe unclamped his safety harness and stumbled to the jettison bin, holding a hand over his mouth.
Spillthrough | Daniel F. GalouyeAnd if the swell got too strong for her we had to jettison the top tiers of cotton balespitch em overboard, you see.
Carolyn of the Corners | Ruth Belmore EndicottYou could drink a fifth, jettison the bottle through the trash lock, and sober up before you were needed again.
Death of a Spaceman | Walter M. Miller
British Dictionary definitions for jettison
/ (ˈdʒɛtɪsən, -zən) /
to throw away; abandon: to jettison old clothes
to throw overboard
another word for jetsam (def. 1)
Origin of jettison
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