Look up: Jettison


  1. jettison
    [v] - throw away, of something encumbering 2. [v] - throw as from an airplane
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=jettison

  2. Jettison
    Jet'ti·son noun [ See Jetsam .] 1. (Mar. Law) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck. 2. See Jetsam , 1.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

  3. jettison
    verb throw as from an airplane
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jettison

  4. jettison
    verb throw away, of something encumbering
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jettison

  5. Jettison
    • (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck. • (n.) See Jetsam, 1.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/jettison/

  6. Jettison
    To throw overboard.
    Found op http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm

  7. jettison
    jettison (jet'usun, –zun) [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire. Such cargo, when found later, is known as jetsam (see flotsam, jetsam, and ligan). The master of the ship has the absolu...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0826249.html

  8. JETTISON
    Voluntary dumping either of cargo or of ship's material or stores overboard, to protect other property from a common danger.
    Found op http://www.tsbic.com/cargo/glossary.htm

  9. jettison
    1) Cast aside 2) Cast away 3) Cast out 4) Chuck out 5) Deep-six 6) Discard 7) Dispose 8) Eject 9) Fling 10) Put away 11) Throw away 12) Throw out 13) Throw overboard 14) Toss 15) Toss away 16)...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/jettison/1

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