jettison
General verb
To discard or abandon something as no longer wanted or useful.
The party quietly jettisoned the pledge once the election was won.
Law noun
The deliberate throwing overboard of cargo or ship's equipment to lighten or save the vessel in time of peril.
The jettison of the heaviest containers was a classic general average sacrifice for the common safety.
Business verb
To throw cargo overboard, or more broadly to discard something as an encumbrance.
The crew jettisoned part of the deck cargo to keep the listing vessel afloat.
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