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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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Jettisoning
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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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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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