Meaning of JETTISON
| Pronunciation: | | 'jetisun
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- [v] throw as from an airplane
- [v] throw away, of something encumbering
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| | See Also: | | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | |
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| | Definition: | | \Jet"ti*son\ n. [See {Jetsam}.]
1. (Mar. Law) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity,
in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.
2. See {Jetsam}, 1.
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