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10 Language-to-English DictionariesJettison
/ˈdʒɛt.ɪ.sən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To abandon or discard someone or something that is no longer wanted, useful, or profitable.
"The company decided to jettison its failing subsidiary to cut losses."
- 1
The act of throwing goods overboard, especially to lighten a ship or aircraft in an emergency.
"The emergency jettison of fuel allowed the aircraft to land safely."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'jettison', meaning an action of throwing, which stems from the Latin 'iactare', meaning 'to throw'. Historically used in maritime law to describe casting cargo overboard to lighten a ship in an emergency, it later expanded metaphorically to mean abandoning any useless or unwanted burden.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Jettison" is said worldwide
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rejeter
Transliteration: /ʁə.ʒə.te/
"Le capitaine a dû rejeter la cargaison."
abwerfen
Transliteration: /ˈapˌvɛʁfn̩/
"Das Schiff musste Ladung abwerfen, um den Sturm zu überstehen."
gettare
Transliteration: /dʒetˈta.re/
"È stato necessario gettare il carico in mare."
alijar
Transliteration: /a.liˈxaɾ/
"La tripulación tuvo que alijar la carga para salvar la embarcación."
aliviar
Transliteration: /a.li.viˈaɾ/
"Foi preciso aliviar o cargueiro durante a tempestade."
त्यागना
Transliteration: tyaagna
"तूफानी समुद्र में जहाज का कुछ सामान त्यागना पड़ा।"
抛弃
Transliteration: pāo qì
"为了减轻重量，飞机选择抛弃了部分货物。"
투하하다
Transliteration: tu-ha-ha-da
"선장은 위기 상황에서 화물을 바다에 투하하기로 결정했다."
放捨する
Transliteration: hōsha suru
"荒天のため、船荷を海中へ放捨せざるを得なかった。"
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