jettison

  1. Noun.  (uncountable) Collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
  2. Noun.  (countable) The action of jettisoning items.
  3. Verb.  To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
  4. Verb.  To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard.

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