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jettison\ the\ cargo
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The Maggie — Infobox Film name = The Maggie imdb id = 0047085 writer = Alexander Mackendrick (story) William Rose starring = Alex Mackenzie Paul Douglas director = Alexander Mackendrick producer = Michael Balcon Michael Truman distributor = Ealing Studios… … Wikipedia
jettison — The voluntary casting overboard of part of the cargo in order to relieve the ship in distress. 48 Am J1st Ship § 633. A peril of the sea within the meaning of a marine insurance policy. 29A Am J Rev ed Ins § 1314 … Ballentine's law dictionary
jettison — /jetasan/ The act of throwing overboard from a vessel part of the cargo, in case of extreme danger, to lighten the ship. The thing or things so cast out; jetsam. A carrier by water may, when in case of extreme peril it is necessary for the safety … Black's law dictionary
jettison — /jetasan/ The act of throwing overboard from a vessel part of the cargo, in case of extreme danger, to lighten the ship. The thing or things so cast out; jetsam. A carrier by water may, when in case of extreme peril it is necessary for the safety … Black's law dictionary
jettison — UK [ˈdʒetɪs(ə)n] / US verb [transitive] Word forms jettison : present tense I/you/we/they jettison he/she/it jettisons present participle jettisoning past tense jettisoned past participle jettisoned 1) to get rid of something that is not useful… … English dictionary
jettison — jet|ti|son [ dʒetısn ] verb transitive 1. ) to get rid of something that is not useful or successful: We may have to jettison some parts of the business. 2. ) to throw goods, equipment, or fuel from a ship or airplane in order to make it lighter… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
jettison — I. noun Etymology: Middle English jetteson, from Anglo French geteson, literally, action of throwing, from Latin jactation , jactatio, from jactare more at jet Date: 15th century a voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship s load in time of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jettison — [15] Etymologically, to jettison something is to ‘throw’ it overboard. Like jet, as in ‘jet engine’, the word comes from Latin 295 journey jactāre ‘throw’. The abstract noun derived from this was jactātiō, which entered English via Anglo Norman… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
jettison — [15] Etymologically, to jettison something is to ‘throw’ it overboard. Like jet, as in ‘jet engine’, the word comes from Latin jactāre ‘throw’. The abstract noun derived from this was jactātiō, which entered English via Anglo Norman getteson. It… … Word origins
jettison — /ˈdʒɛtəsən / (say jetuhsuhn), / zən/ (say zuhn) noun 1. the act of casting cargo, etc., overboard to lighten a vessel or aircraft. 2. → jetsam. –verb (t) 3. to throw (cargo, etc.) overboard, especially to lighten a vessel or aircraft in distress …
jettison — jet•ti•son [[t]ˈdʒɛt ə sən, zən[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to cast (cargo, supplies, etc.) overboard or out so as to lighten or stabilize a vessel or aircraft in an emergency 2) to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard 3) naut.… … From formal English to slang
