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jet·ti·son  (jt-sn, -zn)

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.

2. Informal To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.

n.

1. The act of discarding or casting overboard.

2. Jetsam.

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[From Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard of goods to lighten ship, from Anglo-Norman getteson, from Vulgar Latin *iectti, iecttin-, from *iecttus, past participle of *iectre, to throw; see jet².]

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jettison

Verb

1. to abandon or give up: jettisoning democracy in favour of fascism

2. to throw overboard [Latin jactatio a tossing about]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	jettison - throw away, of something encumbering chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
	2.	jettison - throw as from an airplane throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"

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jettison

verb 1. abandon, reject, desert, dump, shed, scrap, throw out, discard, throw away, relinquish, forsake, slough off, throw on the scrapheap

verb 2. expel, dump, unload, throw overboard, eject, heave

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The selective release of stores from an aircraft other than normal attack.

Translations

jettison [ˈdʒɛtɪsn] vt → desechar

jettison [ˈdʒɛtɪsn] vt → jeter par-dessus bord

jettison [ˈdʒɛtɪsn] vt → abwerfen;

(from ship) → über Bord werfen

jettison [ˈdʒɛtɪsn] vt → gettare in mare

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jettison

v jettison [ˈdʒetisn]

to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage.oorboordيُلقي حُمولَة السَّفينَه خوفا من الغَرَقизхвърлям (товар)shoditkaste over bordüber Bord werfenρίχνω, ξεφορτώνομαι το περιττό βάρος σε περιπτώσεις κινδύνουechar por la bordaüle parda heitmaبیرون ریختن؛ دور انداختنheittää poislarguerלְהַשְלִיך, לְהִיפָּטֵרफेंक देना, नहीं लेनाpobacati stvari iz broda ili zrakoplova(hajóból) könnyítésül kidobmembuang muatanvarpa fyrir borðdisfarsi投げ荷をする(배에서 짐을) 버리다išmesti už bortokravas izmešana (avārijas gadījumā)mencampakkanoverboord werpendumpe, kaste over bordpozbyć się (balastu)alijar a cargaa arun­ca (lestul/încărcătura) peste bordвыбрасывать за бортzhodiť (čo) do moraodvrečibacati teret iz vozilakasta överbordโยนสิ่งของออกเพื่อทำให้เรือหรือเครื่องบินเบาขึ้นgemiyi/uçağı hafifletmek için yükü dışarı atmak(在緊急情況下)投棄貨物скидати вантажجہاز وغیرہ سے خطرے کے وقت ہلکا کرنے کے لیے سامان پھینکناvứt bớt để làm nhẹ（在紧急情况下）投弃货物