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jettisons

jettisons is the plural of jettison.

jettisons is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jettison.

Meaning of jettison

Noun

jettison (plural jettisons)

  1. (collective, uncountable) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon to lighten the vessel.
    • The shoreline was littered with the floating jettison from the wrecked freighter.
    Synonyms:
    jetsam ballast
  2. (countable) The act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress.
    • The captain ordered the immediate jettison of the heavy cargo to save the sinking ship.

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Questions about jettisons

What is jettisons the plural of?
Jettisons is the plural of jettison.

Words near jettisons in the dictionary

  1. jettisonability
  2. jettisonable
  3. jettisoned
  4. jettisoning
  5. jettisonings
  6. jettisons
  7. jetton
  8. jettons
  9. jetty
  10. jettying
  11. jetuka

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