jettisoning

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present participle of jettison
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To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load

The jettisoning of fuel tanks.

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a discard, particularly the discard of a blocking card
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Collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon
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Deliberate throwing overboard of cargo or parts of the ship If done in time of peril, this is a general average sacrifice but is also recoverable as a direct claim on the policy
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{i} act of casting goods from a ship to lighten its load; jetsam, goods thrown overboard from a ship
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Releasing an airborne weapon or store by means of an emergency or secondary release system for safety purposes or to prepare for air combat Weapons are normally jettisoned in a safe condition
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To selectively discard aircraft components such as external fuel tanks or canopies
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A voluntary action to rid a ship of cargo to prevent further damage or peril Jettison is a covered peril in Ocean marine policies
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The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck
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throw away, of something encumbering
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{f} cast goods from a ship to lighten its load; throw away, get rid of
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If you jettison something, for example an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it. The Government seems to have jettisoned the plan. = abandon
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To cast overboard or off Informal To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome
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To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard
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Act of throwing overboard part of a vessel's cargo or hull in hopes of saving a ship from sinking
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See Jetsam, 1
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throw as from an airplane
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To jettison something that is not needed or wanted means to throw it away or get rid of it. The crew jettisoned excess fuel and made an emergency landing. = discard
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The action of jettisoning items
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throw as from an airplane throw away, of something encumbering
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To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load
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Act of throwing overboard part of a vesselís cargo or hull in hopes of saving a ship from sinking
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