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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).
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Jettison
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| a person who believes that only selfishness motivates people and who disbelieves in selfless acts or disinterested points of view |
| driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above |
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English jetteson < Anglo-French; Old French getaison ≪ Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō) jactation
1375–1425; late Middle English jetteson < Anglo-French; Old French getaison ≪ Latin jactātiōn- (stem of jactātiō) jactation
Related forms
jet·ti·son·a·ble, adjective
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Example Sentences
- But the team also continued to jettison other veterans, releasing strong.
- At the same time, it became a matter of some urgency for these firms to jettison mortgage-related securities in their pipelines.
- Jettison as much as possible and make a fresh start.
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| jettison (ˈdʒɛtɪsən, -zən) | |
| —vb , -sons, -soning, -soned | |
| 1. | to throw away; abandon: to jettison old clothes |
| 2. | to throw overboard |
| —n | |
| 3. | another word for jetsam |
| [C15: from Old French getaison, ultimately from Latin jactātiō a tossing about; see | |
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Word Origin & History
jettison
1425 (n.) "act of throwing overboard," from Anglo-Fr. getteson, from O.Fr. getaison "act of throwing (goods overboard)," especially to lighten a ship in distress, from L.L. jactionem (nom. jactatio), from jactatus, pp. of jectare "toss about" (see jet (v.)). The verb is first attested 1848.
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