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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jettison \Jet"ti*son\ n. [See {Jetsam}.] 1. (Mar. Law) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck. 2. See {Jetsam}, 1. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jettison n : throwing cargo overboard to lighten the load when in distress v 1: throw away of something encumbering 2: throw as from an airplane
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