Jettison

Quick meaning: Jettison is a noun meaning (uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.

Meaning

(uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.

More Meanings

1. (countable) The action of jettisoning items.
2. To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
3. (figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.

Example Sentences

The fuel tanks were jettisoned.

The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill.

[…] the defense of horrendous behavior as “free speech”; the jettisoning of “free speech” when it served corporate purposes; the way no one seeks permission but all expect forgiveness.

Word Forms

• jettisons
• jettisoning
• jettisoned

Synonyms for jettison

Depending on context, synonyms include discard, chuck, ditch, dump, junk, lose.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ditch, dump, eject, discard, dismiss, leave.

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