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What does jettison mean?

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