jettison
/ˈdʒɛt.ə.s(ə)n/ verb C2- To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load. · The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill.· The fuel tanks were jettisoned.
- To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
He/she/it jettisons · Past jettisoned · Past participle jettisoned · -ing form jettisoning
Verb forms
- Base form
- jettison
- He/she/it
- jettisons
- Past
- jettisoned
- Past participle
- jettisoned
- -ing form
- jettisoning
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