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jettison

[ jet-uh-suhn, -zuhn ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
  2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
  3. Cards. to discard (an unwanted card or cards).


noun

  1. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.

jettison

/ ˈdʒɛtɪsən; -zən /

verb

  1. to throw away; abandon

    to jettison old clothes

  2. to throw overboard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another word for jetsam
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·Dz·· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jettison1

1375–1425; late Middle English jetteson < Anglo-French; Old French getaison Latin Ჹپō- (stem of Ჹپō ) jactation
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of jettison1

C15: from Old French getaison, ultimately from Latin Ჹپō a tossing about; see jactation
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On a social level, that means that all the institutions and political structures and ideologies that undermine those qualities need to be either jettisoned or transformed.

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He made 55 appearances, scoring four goals, for United but was jettisoned by Erik ten Hag, who felt the winger wasn't going to make the grade.

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Externally mandated changes allow organizations an opportunity to reevaluate and jettison initiatives that were merely check-the-box items but didn’t produce true impact.

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Mark Zuckerberg only recently announced he’d be following Musk’s lead to jettison fact-checking on Facebook, but his company’s antagonism towards journalism goes way back.

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Caillebotte has jettisoned the usual classical trappings of Greek and Roman heroes, which typically cloak male nudes in sober history and myth.

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