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jet·ti·son [ jéttiss'n ]

transitive verb (past and past participle jet·ti·soned, present participle jet·ti·son·ing, 3rd person present singular jet·ti·sons)

Definition:

1. reject something: to discard or abandon something such as an idea or project

plans that had to be jettisoned

2. throw something overboard: to throw something from a ship, aircraft, or vehicle

noun

Definition:

1. rejection: the discarding or abandoning of something

2. shipping ship's discarded cargo: the cargo and equipment thrown from a distressed ship to lighten it

[15th century. < Anglo-Norman getteson "throwing cargo overboard" (to lighten a ship) < Latin jectare "throw about"]

jet·ti·son·a·ble adjective