"jettison" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɛtɪsn̩/ [UK], /ˈdʒɛɾɪsn̩/ [US], /ˈdʒɛɾəsən/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-jettison.ogg [US], en-au-jettison.ogg [Australia] Forms: jettison [singular], jettisons [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A jettison is the action of jettisoning something from a watercraft or aircraft.
    Sense id: simple-jettison-en-noun-TnOrFzq-

Verb

IPA: /ˈdʒɛtɪsn̩/ [UK], /ˈdʒɛɾɪsn̩/ [US], /ˈdʒɛɾəsən/ [Australia] Audio: en-us-jettison.ogg [US], en-au-jettison.ogg [Australia] Forms: jettison [canonical], jettisons [third-person, singular], jettisoned [past], jettisoned [past, participle], jettisoning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you jettison something, you eject it from a watercraft or aircraft so as to reduce its load.
    Sense id: simple-jettison-en-verb-s8ygxlPf
     
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