jettison in Russian
jettison in Russian is балла́ст, выбра́сывание, сброс — jettison means to throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
jettison in Russian
балла́ст
Pronounced: ballast
(uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
выбра́сывание
Pronounced: vybrasyvaniye
(countable) The action of jettisoning items.
сброс
Pronounced: sbros
(countable) The action of jettisoning items.
сбра́сывать
Pronounced: sbrasyvat
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
сбро́сить
Pronounced: sbrosit
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
вы́бросить
Pronounced: vybrosit
(figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
выбра́сывать
Pronounced: vybrasyvat
(figurative) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.
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 Russian?
"jettison" in Russian is балла́ст, выбра́сывание, сброс. jettison means: To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
How do you pronounce балла́ст?
"jettison" in Russian is балла́ст, pronounced "ballast".
How do you use "jettison" in a sentence?
Example: "The pilot jettisoned fuel before making an emergency landing." In Russian, "jettison" is балла́ст, выбра́сывание, сброс.
Are there other ways to say "jettison" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 7 translations listed for "jettison": балла́ст, выбра́сывание, сброс, сбра́сывать, сбро́сить, вы́бросить.
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