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Word: jettison (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable The action of jettisoning items.
  • uncountable Collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.

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Verb:

  • 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; discard.

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