Associations to the word «Jettison»

Wiktionary

JETTISON, noun. (uncountable) Collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
JETTISON, noun. (countable) The action of jettisoning items.
JETTISON, verb. To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
JETTISON, verb. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.