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The definition of jettison is to cast something aside, abandon it or throw it away. When you cast aside your old interest in music and throw away your old instruments, this is an example of a situation where you jettison your love of music.
- Late Middle English (as a noun denoting the throwing of goods overboard to lighten a ship in distress): from Old French getaison, from Latin jactatio (n-), from jactare ‘to throw’ (see jet). The verb dates from the mid 19th century.
- Extremely Fun place and George Jettison is an entertainer of Epic proportions. A must to sit at the bar and enjoy his exotic drinks. George must have earned his degree in Chemistry. His drinks are wonderfully unique. Whenever we have visitors we plan Jettison in our schedule.
jet·ti·son
(jĕt′ĭ-sən, -zən)tr.v.jet·ti·soned, jet·ti·son·ing, jet·ti·sons1. 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.2. Jetsam.
[From Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard of goods to lighten ship, from Anglo-Norman getteson, from Vulgar Latin *iectātiō, iectātiōn-, from *iectātus, past participle of *iectāre, to throw; see jet2.]
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jettison
(ˈdʒɛtɪsən; -zən) vb (tr) , -sons, -soningor-soned1. to throw away; abandon: to jettison old clothes.
n
[C15: from Old French getaison, ultimately from Latin jactātiō a tossing about; see jactation]
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jet•ti•son
(ˈdʒɛt ə sən, -zən)v.t.
1. to cast (cargo, supplies, etc.) overboard or out so as to lighten or stabilize a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
n. 3. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.
[1375–1425; late Middle English jetteson < Anglo-French; Old French getaison < Latin jactātiōnem, acc. of jactātiō; see jactation]
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jettison
The selective release of stores from an aircraft other than normal attack.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
jettison
Past participle: jettisoned
Gerund: jettisoning
| Imperative |
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| jettison |
| jettison |
| Present |
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| I jettison |
| you jettison |
| he/she/it jettisons |
| we jettison |
| you jettison |
| they jettison |
| Preterite |
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| I jettisoned |
| you jettisoned |
| he/she/it jettisoned |
| we jettisoned |
| you jettisoned |
| they jettisoned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am jettisoning |
| you are jettisoning |
| he/she/it is jettisoning |
| we are jettisoning |
| you are jettisoning |
| they are jettisoning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have jettisoned |
| you have jettisoned |
| he/she/it has jettisoned |
| we have jettisoned |
| you have jettisoned |
| they have jettisoned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was jettisoning |
| you were jettisoning |
| he/she/it was jettisoning |
| we were jettisoning |
| you were jettisoning |
| they were jettisoning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had jettisoned |
| you had jettisoned |
| he/she/it had jettisoned |
| we had jettisoned |
| you had jettisoned |
| they had jettisoned |
| Future |
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| I will jettison |
| you will jettison |
| he/she/it will jettison |
| we will jettison |
| you will jettison |
| they will jettison |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have jettisoned |
| you will have jettisoned |
| he/she/it will have jettisoned |
| we will have jettisoned |
| you will have jettisoned |
| they will have jettisoned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be jettisoning |
| you will be jettisoning |
| he/she/it will be jettisoning |
| we will be jettisoning |
| you will be jettisoning |
| they will be jettisoning |
Jettisoned Storage Silo
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been jettisoning |
| you have been jettisoning |
| he/she/it has been jettisoning |
| we have been jettisoning |
| you have been jettisoning |
| they have been jettisoning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been jettisoning |
| you will have been jettisoning |
| he/she/it will have been jettisoning |
| we will have been jettisoning |
| you will have been jettisoning |
| they will have been jettisoning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been jettisoning |
| you had been jettisoning |
| he/she/it had been jettisoning |
| we had been jettisoning |
| you had been jettisoning |
| they had been jettisoning |
| Conditional |
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| I would jettison |
| you would jettison |
| he/she/it would jettison |
| we would jettison |
| you would jettison |
| they would jettison |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have jettisoned |
| you would have jettisoned |
| he/she/it would have jettisoned |
| we would have jettisoned |
| you would have jettisoned |
| they would have jettisoned |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| 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 |
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jettison
verb1.abandon, reject, desert, dump, shed, scrap, throw out, discard, throw away, relinquish, forsake, slough off, throw on the scrapheapThe government seems to have jettisoned the plan.
2.expel, dump, unload, throw overboard, eject, heaveThe crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Jettison Definition
jettison
verbInformal. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out.
Slang: ditch.
nounThe act of getting rid of something useless or used up:
Jettison Synonym
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
shodit
varpa fyrir borî
išmesti už borto
zhodiť do mora
jettison
[ˈdʒetɪsn]Jettison In A Sentence
VT (Naut) → echar al mar, echar por la borda (Aer) → vaciar (fig) → deshacerse deJettison Antonyms
we can safely jettison that → bien podemos prescindirde eso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jettison
[ˈdʒɛtɪzən ˈdʒɛtɪsən]vt [+ fuel] → larguer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jettison
vt(Naut, Aviat) → (als Ballast) abwerfenor über Bordwerfen
(fig) plan, view, policy → über Bordwerfen; person → abhängen, aufgeben; unwanted articles → wegwerfen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jettison
[ˈdʒɛtɪsn]vt (burden) → alleggerirsi di; (hopes, chancesJettison
) → abbandonare (Naut) →Define Jettisoning
gettare in mare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jettison
(ˈdʒetisn) verb 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) alijar a carga shodit über Bord werfen kaste over bord 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 bordpozbyć się پورته اچول 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)丟棄(貨物等)以減輕載重 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
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