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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 [ˈdʒɛtɪs^ən -z^ən]

vb (tr) -sons, -soning, -soned

1. to throw away; abandon to jettison old clothes

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to throw overboard

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) another word for jetsam [1]

[from Old French getaison, ultimately from Latin jactātiō a tossing about; see jactation]

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

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 The government seems to have jettisoned the plan.

2. expel, dump, unload, throw overboard, eject, heave The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing.

Translations

jettison [ˈdʒetɪsn] VT (Naut) → echar al mar, echar por la borda (Aer) → vaciar (fig) → deshacerse de
we can safely jettison that → bien podemos prescindir de eso

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jettison [ˈdʒɛtɪzən ˈdʒɛtɪsən] vt

[+ idea, plan] → abandonner

[+ fuel] → larguer

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jettison

vt

(Naut, Aviat) → (als Ballast) abwerfen or über Bord werfen

(fig) plan, view, policy → über Bord werfen; person → abhängen, aufgeben; unwanted articles → wegwerfen

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jettison [ˈdʒɛtɪsn] vt (burden) → alleggerirsi di; (hopes, chances) → abbandonare (Naut) → gettare in mare

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jettison [ˈdʒɛtɪsn] vt (burden) → alleggerirsi di; (hopes, chances) → abbandonare (Naut) → 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. oorboord يُلقي حُمولَة السَّفينَه خوفا من الغَرَق изхвърлям (товар) shodit kaste over bord über Bord werfen ρίχνω, ξεφορτώνομαι το περιττό βάρος σε περιπτώσεις κινδύνου echar por la borda üle parda heitma بیرون ریختن؛ دور انداختن heittää pois larguer לְהַשְלִיך, לְהִיפָּטֵר फेंक देना, नहीं लेना pobacati stvari iz broda ili zrakoplova (hajóból) könnyítésül kidob membuang muatan varpa fyrir borð disfarsi 投げ荷をする (긴급시 배, 비행기를 가볍게 하기 위한) 투하(投荷) išmesti už borto kravas izmešana (avārijas gadījumā) mencampakkan overboord werpen dumpe, kaste over bord pozbyć się (balastu) alijar a carga a arun­ca (lestul/încărcătura) peste bord выбрасывать за борт zhodiť (čo) do mora odvreči bacati teret iz vozila kasta överbord โยนสิ่งของออกเพื่อทำให้เรือหรือเครื่องบินเบาขึ้น gemiyi/uçağı hafifletmek için yükü dışarı atmak (在緊急情況下)投棄貨物丟棄(貨物等)以減輕載重(在緊急情況下)投棄貨物 скидати вантаж جہاز وغیرہ سے خطرے کے وقت ہلکا کرنے کے لیے سامان پھینکنا vứt bớt để làm nhẹ （在紧急情况下）投弃货物