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...
- 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...
- although floating is not part of the etymological meaning. Generally, "jettisoning" connotes the action of throwing goods overboard to lighten the load...
- carried by aircraft. A drop tank is expendable and often capable of being jettisoned. External tanks are commonplace on modern military aircraft and occasionally...
- module provides additional living space and storage during orbit but is jettisoned before reentry. The service module, responsible for propulsion and power...
- interest to scientists as of 2010. Two thermal covers from the BTN were jettisoned before the spacewalkers returned to the Pirs airlock at 00:55 EST (04:55...
- for precision instruments. Once outside the atmosphere the fairing is jettisoned, exposing the payload to outer space. The standard payload fairing is...
- descent, the pilot incrementally jettisons or deflates balloons. Ballast, e.g., bottled water, can also be jettisoned to facilitate ascent. The Swiss adventurer...