noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The action by which something is jettisoned.

   "Both weapons are presumed to have submerged almost instantly. The ocean varies in depth in the area of the jettisonings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of jettison form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

cessationdesuetudedisuseevacuationjettisonleaving

Example

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"Both weapons are presumed to have submerged almost instantly. The ocean varies in depth in the area of the jettisonings."

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