jettison

v. cast goods from a ship to lighten its load; throw away, get rid of

n. act of casting goods from a ship to lighten its load; jetsam, goods thrown overboard from a ship

Jettison may refer to:A verb meaning to throw or eject from a ship, aircraft or vehicle; or discard or abandonJettison (record label), a Chicago-based indie record labelJettison (band), a punk band from the 1980sJettison (book), a book written by D.E. WhiteJettison (Steady Ground album) , an album by Alternative Rock band Steady Ground to be released in 2007Jettison (song), a song by the artist Neko Case
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Verb
1. throw away, of something encumbering
(hypernym) discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
2. throw as from an airplane
(hypernym) throw

(n.)
The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.
  

(n.)
See Jetsam, 1.
  

Deliberate release of an aircraft store from an aircraft to effect aircraft safety or prepare for air combat. 1/7/83

Largage volontaire de charges d'un aéronef afin d'assurer sa sécurité ou de le préparer pour le combat aérien. 1/7/83