JETTISON


Meaning of JETTISON in English

I. ˈje-tə-sən, -zən noun

Etymology: Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-French geteson, literally, action of throwing, from Latin jactation-, jactatio, from jactare — more at jet

Date: 15th century

: a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship's load in time of distress

II. transitive verb

Date: 1848

1. : to make jettison of

2. : to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision

must be prepared to jettison many romantic notions — Christopher Catling

3. : to drop from an aircraft or spacecraft in flight

• jet·ti·son·able -sə-nə-bəl, -zə- adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.