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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of jettison.
Examples
“FROM MTV. COM: Well before a rebooted "Spider-Man" hits theaters in 2012, we'll get a chance to meet a brand-new Peter Parker †some lucky actor plucked to replace Tobey Maguire now that the 34-year-old and director Sam Raimi have been jettisoned from the franchise.”
Vintage ‘Spider-Man’ Interviews With Tobey Maguire And Kirsten Dunst » MTV Movies Blog
“The Senate primary had not yet heated up when Crist turned to his former chief of staff and campaign manager to finish the Senate term jettisoned by Mel Martinez, who resigned in September to spend more time with his family.”
“Falling in the ‘not-at-all-surprising’ category is the news that Mae Whitman’s deaf sister has been jettisoned from the BIONIC WOMAN pilot.”
“Russ eagerly asked what "jettisoned" meant, and the man explained that the crew had pushed overboard all the deckload of lumber.”
“The only chance was to lighten her, so first the crew 'jettisoned' the cargo, and next day, as that did not give relief enough, 'they,' or, according to some authorities, 'we' -- that is passengers and all -- threw everything possible overboard.”
“The United States says it has catalogued more than 15,000 items such as jettisoned rockets, shuttle detritus, and bits of destroyed satellites floating in space.”
“Air Force General Kevin Chilton, a former astronaut, told an Israeli audience that the United States has catalogued more than 15,000 items such as jettisoned rockets, shuttle detritus, and bits of destroyed satellites currently floating in space.”
“He ploughed into a parked Seat, causing front-seat passenger Mr Cromer to be "jettisoned" out the window onto the pavement near to a bus stop.”
“Kepler's dust cover has now been jettisoned, meaning the search for extrasolar 'Earths' is not long from commencing.”
“What that means in practice is that all historical ADS data needs to be jettisoned periodically in favor of the newest recalibrated numbers.”
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carolinacc's list
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Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV
Words from the songs of Frank Black, a.k.a. Black Francis
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New words I discovered while reading this book.
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Noelle Knight I jettisoned my previous plans. -Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas Dec 10, 2010
carolinacc jet·ti·son (jt-sn, -zn)
tr.v. jet·ti·soned, jet·ti·son·ing, jet·ti·sons
1. To cast overboard or off: a ship jettisoning wastes; a pilot jettisoning aircraft fuel.
2. Informal To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome: jettisoned the whole marketing plan.
n.
1. The act of discarding or casting overboard.
2. Jetsam.
From Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard of goods to lighten ship, from Anglo-Norman getteson, from Vulgar Latin *iectti, iecttin-, from *iecttus, past participle of *iectre, to throw; see jet2. Jun 3, 2008