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Jettison   /dʒˈɛtɪsən/   Listen
Jettison

verb
1.
Throw away, of something encumbering.
2.
Throw as from an airplane.






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"Jettison" Quotes from Famous Books



... was thus publicly denied by its priests and its pastors, the religions of Asia were no less ready to jettison the inconvenient thoughts of their founders. Tolstoi had already pointed this out. "The Buddhists of to-day do not merely tolerate murder; they positively justify it. During the war between Japan and Russia, Soyen Shaku, one of the leading ...
— The Forerunners • Romain Rolland

... a little awkwardly. "Of course, doctor, we've had to get a bit of professional help in these unpleasant matters. This gentleman's Detective-Sergeant Jettison, from the Yard." ...
— The Paradise Mystery • J. S. Fletcher



Words linked to "Jettison" :   throw, toss out, put away, dispose, throw away, toss away, cast aside, toss, throw out, chuck out, cast away, fling, cast out, discard



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