jettison

/ˈd͡ʒɛɾəsən/

UK: /-zn̩/

jettison

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Definition

Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman getteson, from Old French getaison, from geter, jeter (modern French: would be *jetaison like pendaison); possibly from a Vulgar Latin *iectātiō, from *iectātus < iectāre, from Latin iactō. Doublet of jetsam.