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jettison

[ jet-uh-suhn, -zuhn ]
/ ˈdʒɛt ə sən, -zən /
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verb (used with object)
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).
noun
the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.
jetsam.
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Origin of jettison

1375–1425; late Middle English jetteson<Anglo-French; Old French getaison ≪ Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō) jactation

OTHER WORDS FROM jettison

jet·ti·son·a·ble, adjective
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Words related to jettison

abandon, abdicate, discard, dump, junk, scrap, shed, unload, cashier, cast, deep-six, expel, heave, hurl, maroon, reject, slough, cast off, throw away

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British Dictionary definitions for jettison

jettison
/ (ˈdʒɛtɪsən, -zən) /
verb -sons, -soning or -soned (tr)
to throw away; abandonto jettison old clothes
to throw overboard
noun
another word for jetsam (def. 1)

Word Origin for jettison

C15: from Old French getaison, ultimately from Latin jactātiō a tossing about; see jactation
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