jettisoned

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There was cargo jettisoned, and ballast tanks emptied aft.

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  1. transitive verb To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.
  2. transitive verb Informal To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.
  3. noun The act of discarding or casting overboard.
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  • Even his own teachings must be jettisoned, once they had done their job. —  Buddha
  • He'd also go through the gig with an eye to what else could be jettisoned, he decided. —  The Chronicles Of Pern: First Fall
  • Maybe they think the pod was accidentally jettisoned, or something like that. —  Steele, Allen - [Near-Space 05] - A King of Infinite Space
  • Its ultimate job will be to slow the Ares I rocket's jettisoned booster and orient it vertically before the cluster of three main parachutes deploys to carry the booster to splashdown. —  Science @ NASA
  • Su has certainly jettisoned the 'old straitjacket of dull garb 'with these outfits —  Home | Mail Online
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