jettison
/ˈdʒɛt.ə.s(ə)n/ sustantivo C2- Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon to lighten the vessel. · The shoreline was littered with the floating jettison from the wrecked freighter.· Deep-sea divers discovered centuries-old jettison resting on the sandy seafloor.
- The act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress. · The captain ordered the immediate jettison of the heavy cargo to save the sinking ship.· The maritime court spent weeks reviewing the legality of the cargo jettison during the storm.
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