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jettison in Dutch

jettison in Dutch is ballast, opgeven, overboordgooien — jettison means to throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.

jettison in Dutch

ballast
noun
(uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
opgeven
noun
(countable) The action of jettisoning items.
overboordgooien
noun
(countable) The action of jettisoning items.
prijsgeven
noun
(countable) The action of jettisoning items.
lozen
verb
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
overboord werpen
verb
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
achterlaten
verb
(figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
van de hand doen
verb
(figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.

What does "jettison" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. verb To abandon or discard something no longer wanted or useful.
    "The company jettisoned its old branding after the merger."
  3. noun The act of throwing something overboard, or the items thrown out this way.
    "Insurance covered the jettison of damaged containers during the storm."
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jettison in a sentence

  • The pilot jettisoned fuel before making an emergency landing.
  • The company jettisoned its old branding after the merger.
  • Insurance covered the jettison of damaged containers during the storm.

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What is "jettison" in Dutch?

"jettison" in Dutch is ballast, opgeven, overboordgooien. jettison means: To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.

How do you use "jettison" in a sentence?

Example: "The pilot jettisoned fuel before making an emergency landing." In Dutch, "jettison" is ballast, opgeven, overboordgooien.

Are there other ways to say "jettison" in Dutch?

Yes — Dutch has 8 translations listed for "jettison": ballast, opgeven, overboordgooien, prijsgeven, lozen, overboord werpen.

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