Definitions for jettisonˈdʒɛt ə sən, -zən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jet•ti•sonˈdʒɛt ə sən, -zən(v.t.)
to cast (cargo, supplies, etc.) overboard or out so as to lighten or stabilize a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
Category: Nautical, Navy
to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
(n.)the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Category: Nautical, Navy
Ref: jetsam
Origin of jettison:
1375–1425; late ME jetteson < AF; OF getaison < L jactātiōnem, acc. of jactātiō; see jactation
Princeton's WordNet
jettison(verb)
throw away, of something encumbering
jettison(verb)
throw as from an airplane
Wiktionary
jettison(Noun)
Collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
jettison(Noun)
The action of jettisoning items.
jettison(Verb)
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
jettison(Verb)
To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard.
Origin: From getteson, from getaison (French: would be * like pendaison). Cognate to jetsam
Webster Dictionary
Jettison(noun)
the throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck
Jettison(noun)
see Jetsam, 1
Translations for jettison
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jettison(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.
- oorboordAfrikaans
- يُلقي حُمولَة السَّفينَه خوفا من الغَرَقArabic
- изхвърлям (товар)Bulgarian
- alijar a cargaPortuguese (BR)
- shoditCzech
- über Bord werfenGerman
- kaste over bordDanish
- ρίχνω, ξεφορτώνομαι το περιττό βάρος σε περιπτώσεις κινδύνουGreek
- echar por la bordaSpanish
- üle parda heitmaEstonian
- بیرون ریختن؛ دور انداختنFarsi
- heittää poisFinnish
- larguerFrench
- לְהַשְלִיך, לְהִיפָּטֵרHebrew
- फेंक देना, नहीं लेनाHindi
- pobacati stvari iz broda ili zrakoplovaCroatian
- (hajóból) könnyítésül kidobHungarian
- membuang muatanIndonesian
- varpa fyrir borðIcelandic
- disfarsiItalian
- 投げ荷をするJapanese
- (긴급시 배, 비행기를 가볍게 하기 위한) 투하(投荷)Korean
- išmesti už bortoLithuanian
- kravas izmešana (avārijas gadījumā)Latvian
- mencampakkanMalay
- overboord werpenDutch
- dumpe, kaste over bordNorwegian
- pozbyć się (balastu)Polish
- بیرون ریختن؛ دور انداختنPersian
- پورته اچولPashto
- alijar a cargaPortuguese
- a arunca (lestul/încărcătura) peste bordRomanian
- выбрасывать за бортRussian
- zhodiť (čo) do moraSlovak
- odvrečiSlovenian
- bacati teret iz vozilaSerbian
- kastaöverbordSwedish
- โยนสิ่งของออกเพื่อทำให้เรือหรือเครื่องบินเบาขึ้นThai
- gemiyi/uçağı hafifletmek için yükü dışarı atmakTurkish
- (在緊急情況下)丟棄(貨物等)以減輕載重Chinese (Trad.)
- скидати вантажUkrainian
- جہاز وغیرہ سے خطرے کے وقت ہلکا کرنے کے لیے سامان پھینکناUrdu
- vứt bớt để làm nhẹVietnamese
- （在紧急情况下）投弃货物Chinese (Simp.)
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