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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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms The selective release of stores from an aircraft other than normal attack. Translationsjettison 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 |
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Whether the interpretations are relatively straightforward (David Byrne's "Don't Fence Me In," Lisa Stansfield's "Down in the Depths") or a total departure (erstwhile hip-hoppers the Jungle Brothers' "I Get a Kick Out of You" keeps the hook and jettisons the rest), there's not a dud in the bunch. What: Comedy writer and voice-over artist Winchell jettisons the usual talk-show format, focusing on original bits and four topics per hour rather than listener calls. Such eruptions can happen several times a day on the surface of a neutron star--the superdense cinder left behind when a massive star jettisons its outer layers and collapses. |
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