Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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jettison \JET-uh-suhn, JET-uh-zuhn\, verb:
jettison \JET-uh-suhn, JET-uh-zuhn\, verb:
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1. to throw goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress
1. to throw goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress
2. the act of throwing goods overboard when a craft is in distress; also, the goods thrown overboard
3. (figurative) to throw away; discard
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Has the B.O. decided to jettison his Kenyan family ties or are they going to come back and haunt him during his Presidency?
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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noun by 1425 from Anglo-Fr. getteson, from Old French getaison "act of throwing (goods overboard)," especially to lighten a ship in distress, from Late Latin jactionem, from jectare "toss about." The verb is first attested 1848.
noun by 1425 from Anglo-Fr. getteson, from Old French getaison "act of throwing (goods overboard)," especially to lighten a ship in distress, from Late Latin jactionem, from jectare "toss about." The verb is first attested 1848.
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