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jet·ti·son
(jĕt′ĭ-sən, -zən)tr.v. jet·ti·soned, jet·ti·son·ing, jet·ti·sons
1. To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.
2. Informal To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.
n.
1. The act of discarding or casting overboard.
2. Jetsam.
[From Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard of goods to lighten ship, from Anglo-Norman getteson, from Vulgar Latin *iectātiō, iectātiōn-, from *iectātus, past participle of *iectāre, to throw; see jet2.]
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jettison
(ˈdʒɛtɪsən; -zən)vb (tr) , -sons, -soning or -soned
1. to throw away; abandon: to jettison old clothes.
2. (Nautical Terms) to throw overboard
n
(Nautical Terms) another word for jetsam 1
[C15: from Old French getaison, ultimately from Latin jactātiō a tossing about; see jactation]
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jet•ti•son
(ˈdʒɛt ə sən, -zən)v.t.
1. to cast (cargo, supplies, etc.) overboard or out so as to lighten or stabilize a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
n. 3. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.
4. jetsam.
[1375–1425; late Middle English jetteson < Anglo-French; Old French getaison < Latin jactātiōnem, acc. of jactātiō; see jactation]
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jettison
The selective release of stores from an aircraft other than normal attack.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
jettison
Past participle: jettisoned
Gerund: jettisoning
| Imperative |
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| jettison |
| jettison |
| Present |
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| I jettison |
| you jettison |
| he/she/it jettisons |
| we jettison |
| you jettison |
| they jettison |
| Preterite |
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| I jettisoned |
| you jettisoned |
| he/she/it jettisoned |
| we jettisoned |
| you jettisoned |
| they jettisoned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am jettisoning |
| you are jettisoning |
| he/she/it is jettisoning |
| we are jettisoning |
| you are jettisoning |
| they are jettisoning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have jettisoned |
| you have jettisoned |
| he/she/it has jettisoned |
| we have jettisoned |
| you have jettisoned |
| they have jettisoned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was jettisoning |
| you were jettisoning |
| he/she/it was jettisoning |
| we were jettisoning |
| you were jettisoning |
| they were jettisoning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had jettisoned |
| you had jettisoned |
| he/she/it had jettisoned |
| we had jettisoned |
| you had jettisoned |
| they had jettisoned |
| Future |
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| I will jettison |
| you will jettison |
| he/she/it will jettison |
| we will jettison |
| you will jettison |
| they will jettison |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have jettisoned |
| you will have jettisoned |
| he/she/it will have jettisoned |
| we will have jettisoned |
| you will have jettisoned |
| they will have jettisoned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be jettisoning |
| you will be jettisoning |
| he/she/it will be jettisoning |
| we will be jettisoning |
| you will be jettisoning |
| they will be jettisoning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been jettisoning |
| you have been jettisoning |
| he/she/it has been jettisoning |
| we have been jettisoning |
| you have been jettisoning |
| they have been jettisoning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been jettisoning |
| you will have been jettisoning |
| he/she/it will have been jettisoning |
| we will have been jettisoning |
| you will have been jettisoning |
| they will have been jettisoning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been jettisoning |
| you had been jettisoning |
| he/she/it had been jettisoning |
| we had been jettisoning |
| you had been jettisoning |
| they had been jettisoning |
| Conditional |
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| I would jettison |
| you would jettison |
| he/she/it would jettison |
| we would jettison |
| you would jettison |
| they would jettison |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have jettisoned |
| you would have jettisoned |
| he/she/it would have jettisoned |
| we would have jettisoned |
| you would have jettisoned |
| they would have jettisoned |
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Verb 1. jettison - throw away, of something encumbering
2. jettison - throw as from an airplane
throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
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jettison
verb
1. abandon, reject, desert, dump, shed, scrap, throw out, discard, throw away, relinquish, forsake, slough off, throw on the scrapheap The government seems to have jettisoned the plan.
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jettison
verbInformal. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:
Slang: ditch.
The act of getting rid of something useless or used up:
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Translations
يُلقي حُمولَة السَّفينَه خوفا من الغَرَق
shodit
kaste over bord
kidob
varpa fyrir borî
išmesti už borto
kravas izmešana
zhodiť do mora
jettison
[ˈdʒetɪsn] VT (Naut) → echar al mar, echar por la borda (Aer) → vaciar (fig) → deshacerse dewe can safely jettison that → bien podemos prescindir de eso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
jettison
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jettison
[ˈdʒɛtɪsn] vt (burden) → alleggerirsi di; (hopes, chances) → abbandonare (Naut) → gettare in mareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jettison
(ˈdʒetisn) verb to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger. When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage. oorboord يُلقي حُمولَة السَّفينَه خوفا من الغَرَق изхвърлям (товар) alijar a carga shodit über Bord werfen kaste over bord ρίχνω, ξεφορτώνομαι το περιττό βάρος σε περιπτώσεις κινδύνου echar por la borda üle parda heitma بیرون ریختن؛ دور انداختن heittää pois larguer לְהַשְלִיך, לְהִיפָּטֵר फेंक देना, नहीं लेना pobacati stvari iz broda ili zrakoplova (hajóból) könnyítésül kidob membuang muatan varpa fyrir borð disfarsi 投げ荷をする (긴급시 배, 비행기를 가볍게 하기 위한) 투하(投荷) išmesti už borto kravas izmešana (avārijas gadījumā) mencampakkan overboord werpen dumpe, kaste over bord pozbyć się پورته اچول alijar a carga a arunca (lestul/încărcătura) peste bord выбрасывать за борт zhodiť (čo) do mora odvreči bacati teret iz vozila kasta överbord โยนสิ่งของออกเพื่อทําให้เรือหรือเครื่องบินเบาขึ้น gemiyi/uçağı hafifletmek için yükü dışarı atmak (在緊急情況下)丟棄(貨物等)以減輕載重 скидати вантаж جہاز وغیرہ سے خطرے کے وقت ہلکا کرنے کے لیے سامان پھینکنا vứt bớt để làm nhẹ (在紧急情况下)投弃货物
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