Толковый словарь английского языка - jettison
Jettison
jettison
I. noun see: jet Date: 15th century a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship's load in time of distress, II. transitive verb Date: 1848 to make ~ of, to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering ; omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision , to drop from an aircraft or spacecraft in flight, ~able adjective
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a throw (esp. heavy material) overboard to lighten a ship, hot-air balloon, etc. b drop (goods) from an aircraft. 2 abandon; get rid of (something no longer wanted). --n. the act of jettisoning. Etymology: ME f. AF getteson, OF getaison f. L jactatio -onis f. jactare throw: see JET(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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