Jettison
To throw goods overboard to lighten a ship; to discard or abandon something unnecessary.
verbJettison
To throw goods overboard to lighten a ship; to discard or abandon something unnecessary.
verbImagine This
Mike Tyson is on an airplane 1,000 feet above the ground. He is learning to skydive, but he is scared to jump off. So other people on board throw him overboard. Afterwards, the airplane was named 'Jet Tyson' to commemorate Tyson being thrown overboard. When the jet crashed into the sea, it started to sink, and the crew started throwing all the heavy things off the plane to keep it buoyant, and one man volunteered to throw his son out of the plane.
Sounds Like
JET-ih-sən
Looks Like
Jet Tyson
Remember This
Jettison comes from French jeter 'to throw'; the practice originally referred to throwing cargo overboard to lighten a vessel, later broadening to mean discarding any unnecessary item.
Other Forms
Connect With
discard, shed, purge, abandon, throw overboard
Note
Common confusion: jettison is not about refusing or rejecting someone emotionally. It specifically means to throw overboard or discard items or plans.