🛩️jettison

Meaning

to throw or drop something from a ship, aircraft, or vehicle to lighten the load; to abandon something no longer wanted

Example Sentences

The crew had to jettison cargo to save the sinking ship.

Example Expressions

jettison an idea

Synonyms

discard, dump, abandon, release, eject

Antonyms

keep, retain, preserve

Collocations

jettison cargo, jettison fuel, jettison plan, jettison idea