
[From Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard of goods to lighten ship, from Anglo-Norman getteson, from Vulgar Latin *iectātiō, iectātiōn-, from *iectātus, past participle of *iectāre, to throw. See jet2.]
| jejune, jargon, jail, jailer | |
| jeu d'esprit, jewel, jewellery |
verb
noun
Definition: eject; throw overboard
Antonyms: load, take in, take on
n. the selective release of stores from an aircraft other than during a normal attack.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
(DOD) The selective release of stores from an aircraft other than normal attack.
Before landing on an aircraft carrier, planes jettison any remaining fuel.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kaste over bord, kaste ud
n. - udkastning, udkastning af gods
Nederlands (Dutch)
(uit nood) overboord gooien, droppen, wegdoen, het overboord gooien, het droppen, het wegdoen
Français (French)
v. tr. - (Naut) jeter par-dessus bord, jeter à la mer (pour alléger le navire), se délester de, (Aviat) larguer, (fig) abandonner, renoncer à
n. - largage, abandon
Deutsch (German)
n. - Seewurf, Abwurf
v. - über Bord werfen, wegwerfen, abwerfen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) διασωστική αβαρία
v. - (μτφ.) απορρίπτω, πετώ στη θάλασσα
Italiano (Italian)
scarico in volo, abbandono, buttar via
Português (Portuguese)
n. - ato (m) de alijar carga
v. - alijar, livrar-se de
Русский (Russian)
выбрасывание груза за борт, отделение ступени ракеты, выбрасывать груз за борт, отделываться от чего-л., отвергать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - echar (la carga) al mar, desechar, descartar, tirar (equipo, armas, etc. para aligerar una aeronave, tanque, etc.)
n. - echazón
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gods som kastats över bord
v. - kasta över bord, göra sig av med, kasta bort, förkasta, överge
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
投弃, 投弃货物
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 投棄
n. - 投棄, 投棄貨物
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 투하하다, 내던지다
n. - 투하
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 投げ荷
v. - 投げ捨てる, 捨てる
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) طرح حموله السفينه في البحر (فعل) القى حموله السفينه في البحر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - השליך לים, נטש, השליך ממטוס או מכדור פורח
n. - נטישה, השלכה לים
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