jettison
Meanings
Plural: jettisons
Verb
- throw away, of something encumbering
- throw as from an airplane
- To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
- To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
Noun
- Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
- The action of jettisoning items.
Origin / Etymology
From Anglo-Norman getteson, from Old French getaison, from geter, jeter (modern French: would be *jetaison like pendaison); possibly from a Vulgar Latin *iectātiō, from *iectātus < iectāre, from Latin iactō. Doublet of jetsam.
Synonyms
86, bin, can, cast aside, cast away, chuck, chuck away, chuck out, discard, dispose of, ditch, dump, get rid of, jetsam ballast, jettison, junk, lose, pitch, scrap, shift, throw aside, throw away, throw out, toss, trash
Scrabble Score: 15
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