Meaning
- (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.”
- (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.
Words from these letters
- ingestion
- insetting
- jettison
- jingoist
- jointing
- jottings
- stinting
- tinniest
- egotist
- enjoins
- ignites
- insigne
- intents
- intones
- jesting
- jetting
- joining
- jotting
- nesting
- netting
- noising
- setting
- sitting
- stoning
- tensing
- tension
- tenting
- testing
- tiniest
- tinting
- toniest
- egoist
- enjoin
- ensign
- gotten
- ignite
- ingest
- ingots
- intent
- intone
- jinnis
- joints
- nosing
- noting
- signet
- siting
- sonnet
- tennis
- tenons
- tieing
- tinges
- toeing
- toning
- tonnes
- toting
- genii
- gents
- ingot
- inset
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with JET
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Words ending with ING
Reader questions
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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