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jettison

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jettison
/BrE ˈdʒɛtɪs(ə)n, ˈdʒɛtɪz(ə)n, AmE ˈdʒɛdəsən, ˈdʒɛdəzən /
I
noun
1 (dumping) (from ship) scarico m in mare; (from plane, spacecraft) scarico m in volo
2 figurative abbandono m
II
transitive verb
1 (dump) (from ship) scaricare, gettare in mare; (from plane, spacecraft) scaricare in volo
2 (discard) sbarazzarsi di, liberarsi di [old clothes, jumble]
3 figurative (reject) respingere [idea, theory]
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