jettison in Polish
jettison in Polish is balast — jettison means to throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
jettison in Polish
balast
(uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
What does "jettison" mean?
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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."
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verb To abandon or discard something no longer wanted or useful.
"The company jettisoned its old branding after the merger."
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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 Polish?
"jettison" in Polish is balast. 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 Polish, "jettison" is balast.
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