jettison (Meaning)
jettison (v)
throw away, of something encumbering
throw as from an airplane
jettison (n.)
The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.
See Jetsam, 1.
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jettison Sentence Examples
- The pilot made the difficult decision to jettison the cargo in order to save the plane.
- The crew was forced to jettison the fuel tanks to reduce the plane's weight and make it easier to land.
- The submarine jettisoned its ballast tanks to quickly surface when it detected an enemy vessel.
- The astronaut jettisoned the empty oxygen tank to make room for a new one.
- The hiker jettisoned his heavy backpack when he realized he couldn't carry it any further.
- The company jettisoned its old product line to focus on newer, more innovative products.
- The politician jettisoned his unpopular policies in an attempt to win back voters.
- The artist jettisoned the traditional forms of painting and instead created abstract works of art.
- The scientist jettisoned his hypothesis when the results of his experiments proved it to be false.
- The team jettisoned its original strategy after it became clear that it wasn't working.
FAQs About the word jettison
throw away, of something encumbering, throw as from an airplaneThe throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.,
disposal, dumping,removal, riddance, scrapping,discarding, destruction, throwing away, demolition,junking
collection, accumulation, accumulation, gathering, collection,acquisition, gathering, deposit, deposit, acquisition
The pilot made the difficult decision to jettison the cargo in order to save the plane.
The crew was forced to jettison the fuel tanks to reduce the plane's weight and make it easier to land.
The submarine jettisoned its ballast tanks to quickly surface when it detected an enemy vessel.
The astronaut jettisoned the empty oxygen tank to make room for a new one.
