jettison

Verb
US[jet-ih-suhn]/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)

  1. throw away, of something encumberingMore general discard, fling
  2. throw as from an airplaneMore general throw, loft
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Jet′ti·son. noun

Origin: See Jetsam.

1. Mar. Law The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.

2. See Jetsam, 1.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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