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jettison

/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/

Translations

jettisonverb

jettisoned

Past Simple

jettisoned

Past Participle

jettisoning

Gerund

/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/

сбрасывать

The crew had to jettison some cargo to lighten the ship.

Экипажу пришлось сбрасывать часть груза, чтобы облегчить судно.

избавляться

They decided to jettison old ideas that no longer served them.

Они решили избавиться от старых идей, которые больше им не служили.

Additional translations

Synonyms

cast off

throw away

shed

release

discard

jettisonnoun

jettisons

/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/

выброс

The crew had to perform a jettison of excess fuel to lighten the aircraft.

Экипажу пришлось выполнить выброс избыточного топлива, чтобы облегчить самолет.

сброс

The jettison of cargo was necessary to stabilize the ship during the storm.

Сброс груза был необходим для стабилизации корабля во время шторма.

Additional translations

Synonyms

jettisonadjective

/ˈdʒetɪsən/

/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/

Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "jettison system", "jettison switch").

Definitions

jettisonverb

To throw or drop something from an aircraft or ship.

The crew had to jettison the cargo to lighten the load.

To abandon or discard something that is no longer wanted or needed.

The company decided to jettison its unprofitable divisions.

jettisonnoun

The act of throwing goods overboard from a ship or aircraft, especially to lighten it in distress.

The crew had to perform a jettison to stabilize the ship during the storm.

The goods that are thrown overboard in such an act.

The jettison was later recovered by a salvage team.

The deliberate rejection or abandonment of something no longer wanted or needed.

The board approved the jettison of obsolete equipment to cut maintenance costs.

jettisonadjective

Relating to, intended for, or used in the act of jettisoning.

The pilot activated the jettison switch during the emergency.