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- Dictionaryjettison/ˈdʒɛtɪs(ə)n/
verb
- 1. throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship: "six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea"
noun
- 1. the action of jettisoning something: "the jettison lever"
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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed: The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts. to decide not to use an idea or plan: We've had to jettison our trip because of David's accident. to throw goods, fuel, or equipment from a ship or aircraft to make it lighter:
The meaning of JETTISON is to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision. How to use jettison in a sentence. The Origin of Jettison
to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed: The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts. to decide not to use an idea or plan: We've had to jettison our trip because of David's accident. to throw goods, fuel, or equipment from a ship or aircraft to make it lighter:
Jettison definition: to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.. See examples of JETTISON used in a sentence.
Definition of jettison verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you jettison something, for example an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it.
Jettison means to push to the side or toss away. If a boat is leaking or an airplane is running out of fuel, you can buy more time by jettisoning cargo, or throwing it overboard.
