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to jettison

verbtécnico/ɐliˈʒaɾ/low

a·li·jar

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Definitions

1To throw goods overboard from a ship or aircraft to lighten it in an emergency.
The crew had to jettison the cargo to save the ship.
Fuel was jettisoned before the emergency landing.
syn
throw overboarddump
ant
loadtake on
Common collocations
to jettison cargoto jettison ballast
2To discard or abandon something as unwanted or burdensome.
The company jettisoned its old marketing strategy.
He jettisoned all his doubts and moved forward.
syn
discardabandondump
ant
keepretain
Common collocations
to jettison an ideato jettison baggage (figurative)

Etymology

Do árabe 'al-ijārah' (o aluguer, a locação).

Related words

alijamentoalijável