jettisoning
verb
- 1
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
“The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill.”
- 2
To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
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