Examples of “jettison” in a Sentence

verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.

• The pilot jettisoned fuel before making an emergency landing.

verb To abandon or discard something no longer wanted or useful.

• The company jettisoned its old branding after the merger.

noun The act of throwing something overboard, or the items thrown out this way.

• Insurance covered the jettison of damaged containers during the storm.