Jettisoning

verb

To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.

Meaning

  1. (verb) To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load. “The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill.”
  2. (verb) To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.

Letter breakdown

  • Jettisoning contains 11 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
  • It uses 8 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 4.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 19.

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What does Jettisoning mean?

To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.

How many letters are in Jettisoning?

Jettisoning has 11 letters.

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