jettison
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to…To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
» They had to jettison the cargo.
Meaning
2 sensesTo eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill.
The fuel tanks were jettisoned.
über Bord werfen, Ballast abwerfen, abwerfen
сбра́сыватьsbrásyvatʹ, сбро́ситьsbrósitʹ
(figuratively)To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
loswerden
выбра́сыватьvybrásyvatʹ, вы́броситьvýbrositʹ
- throw as from an airplane
- throw away, of something encumbering
Examples
4 sentencesThey had to jettison the cargo.
Tom was jettisoned into the vacuum of space.
We could easily and inexpensively jettison the old, stupid structures.
To save the lives of the people onboard, the crew had to jettison the cargo.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Anglo-Norman getteson, from Old French getaison, from geter, jeter (modern French: woFrom 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.
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Forms
jettisons, jettisoning, jettisoned, jettisoned| Base form | jettison · to jettison |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | jettisons |
| Present participle | jettisoning |
| Past simple | jettisoned |
| Past participle | jettisoned |
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Synonyms
25 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle