Verb: jettison je-ti-sun
- Throw away, of something encumbering
"The pilot had to jettison fuel to reduce the plane's weight"
- Throw as from an aeroplane
"The pilot jettisoned the extra fuel tanks before landing"
Derived forms: jettisons, jettisoning, jettisoned
Type of: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, wing
Encyclopedia: Jettison