jettison in Tagalog
taponlulan
UK/ˈd͡ʒɛtɪsn̩//ˈdʒɛt.ə.s(ə)n/
jettison in Tagalog: taponlulan, taponlulanin. In English, jettison means items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon to lighten the vessel.
Tagalog words for jettison
- collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon
- taponlulan
- to eject from a boat
- taponlulanin
English meaning of jettison
- noun Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon to lighten the vessel.
- noun The act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress.
- verb To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
- verb To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
jettison in a sentence
- The shoreline was littered with the floating jettison from the wrecked freighter.
- Deep-sea divers discovered centuries-old jettison resting on the sandy seafloor.
- The captain ordered the immediate jettison of the heavy cargo to save the sinking ship.
Synonyms of jettison
jettison in other languages
Questions about jettison in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of jettison in Tagalog?
- Jettison in Tagalog is taponlulan, taponlulanin.
- Ano ang jettison sa Tagalog?
- Jettison: taponlulan, taponlulanin.
- What does jettison mean in English?
- Jettison means items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon to lighten the vessel.
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