jettison

[Jet·ti*son]

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.

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

Verb
throw as from an airplane

Verb
throw away, of something encumbering


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

n.
See Jetsam, 1.


Jettison

Jet"ti*son . n. [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.

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

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