Definitions
throw as from an airplane
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman getteson, from Old French getaison, from geter, jeter (modern French: would be *jetaison like pendaison); possibly from a Vulgar Latin *iectātiō, from *iectātus < iectāre, from Latin iactō. Doublet of jetsam.
Used in a sentence
“The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill.”
“The fuel tanks were jettisoned.”
“[…] the defense of horrendous behavior as “free speech”; the jettisoning of “free speech” when it served corporate purposes; the way no one seeks permission but all expect forgiveness.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Throw overboard”8 letters
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