Jettison - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdʒetɪsn|
Brit.
|ˈdʒetɪs(ə)n|
verb
- throw away, of something encumbering
- throw as from an airplane
- throw as from an airplane
Extra examples
...with his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch jettison of much of its cargo...
The captain gave orders to jettison the cargo.
They jettisoned the fuel and made an emergency landing.
We should jettison these old computers and get new ones.
They jettisoned plans for a vacation.
The scheme was jettisoned when the government found it too costly.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: jettison
he/she/it: jettisons
present participle: jettisoning
past tense: jettisoned
past participle: jettisoned
I/you/we/they: jettison
he/she/it: jettisons
present participle: jettisoning
past tense: jettisoned
past participle: jettisoned
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