Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Jettison
Definitions for: Jettison
[v] throw as from an airplane
[v] throw away, of something encumbering
Webster (1913) Definition: Jet"ti*son n. [See Jetsam.]
1. (Mar. Law) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity,
in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.