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plural jettisons
(uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon. examples
(countable) The action of jettisoning items. examples
third-person singular simple present jettisons, present participle jettisoning, simple past and past participle jettisoned
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load. examples
(figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective. quotations examples
[…] the defense of horrendous behavior as “free speech”; the jettisoning of “free speech” when it served corporate purposes; the way no one seeks permission but all expect forgiveness.
2018 October 30, David Streitfeld, “Where Trolls Reigned Free: A New History of Reddit”, in New York Times