Definition of Jettisoned. Meaning of Jettisoned. Synonyms of Jettisoned

- Look up jettison in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jettison may refer to: Jettison (shipping), cargo discarded from a ship or wreckage Jettison (aviation)...
- In aviation, to jettison is to discard fuel, external stores or other expendable items. The item is usually jettisoned by operating a switch or handle;...
- Fuel dumping (or a fuel jettison) is a procedure used by aircraft in certain emergency situations before a return to the airport shortly after takeoff...
- although floating is not part of the etymological meaning. Generally, "jettisoning" connotes the action of throwing goods overboard to lighten the load...
- Jettison is the third studio album by Chicago punk band Naked Raygun, released on Caroline Records in 1988. All songs written by Naked Raygun, except for...
- another vessel—to be floated over the deck, whereupon the ballast is jettisoned and the ship's deck and cargo raised above the waterline. Project cargo...
- carried by aircraft. A drop tank is expendable and often capable of being jettisoned. External tanks are commonplace on modern military aircraft and occasionally...
- connected to the tank by a three-way armoured coupling, and could be jettisoned from within the tank if necessary. The trailer's armour could resist small-arms...
- collided with the B-47 bomber carrying the large weapon. The bomb was jettisoned to help prevent a crash and explosion. After several unsuccessful searches...
- ocean surface. Upon reaching the ocean surface, the launch capsule is jettisoned, and the missile continues its journey, propelled by its booster motor...