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jettison

/ˈdʒɛtɪsən/ /-zn̩/

Meanings
noun
(collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.

Examples :

"The rescue helicopter's jettison of supplies, including blankets and food, provided temporary relief to the stranded hikers. "
nautical item vehicle

Related Words

Illustration defective

defective noun

/dɪˈfɛktɪv/

A person or thing considered to be defective.

"The company recalled the toy car because it contained a known defective that could pose a safety hazard to children. "

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration temporary

temporary noun

/ˈtɛmpəɹi/ /ˈtɛmpəˌɹɛɹi/

One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.

"The temporary at the bakery was only there for the summer. "

Illustration jettisoned

jettisoned verb

/ˈdʒɛtɪsənd/ /ˈdʒɛtɪzənd/

To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.

"The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill."

Illustration jettisoning

jettisoning verb

/ˈdʒɛtɪsənɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɛtsənɪŋ/

To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.

"The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill."

Illustration supplies

supplies noun

/səˈplaɪz/

The act of supplying.

"supply and demand"

Illustration collective

collective noun

/kəˈlɛktɪv/

A farm owned by a collection of people

"The collective was struggling to afford new equipment for the farm. "

Illustration submarine

submarine noun

/sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ /sʌb.məˈɹin/ /ˈsʌb.mə.ɹin/

A boat that can go underwater.

"The submarine traveled deep beneath the waves. "

Illustration necessary

necessary noun

/ˈnɛsəsɹɪ/ /ˈnɛsəˌsɛɹi/

(usually with the definite article) A place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

"The school's new addition includes a modern necessary. "

Illustration helicopter

helicopter noun

/ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/

An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.

"We flew over the city in a helicopter."

Illustration spaceship

spaceship noun

/ˈspeɪsʃɪp/

A vehicle that flies through space.

"The astronauts boarded the spaceship for their journey to the moon. "

Illustration overloaded

overloaded verb

/ˌoʊvərˈloʊdɪd/

To load excessively

"The delivery truck was overloaded with boxes, making it difficult to drive. "