verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Berger jettisoned much of the original movie plot.
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One crew member accidentally jettisoned half of the plane's fuel.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By doing so they have jettisoned a solidarity that could have united them against the invader alien to them both.
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Even the propeller and engine are jettisoned when the sperm meets the egg; only the nucleus travels farther.
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He jettisoned his parachute but died after his reserve chute failed to open in time.
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Neighbours, the show that was her launch pad, might have to be jettisoned.
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Since career development is mandated by state and federal categorical funds, the program is impossible to jettison .
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The rockets fire for two minutes at launch before they are jettisoned from the shuttle to parachute into the sea.
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When the time came to jettison the launch escape tower and the boost cover the charges would fire, breaking the bolts.