- emergency jettison
- отстрел аварийный
English-Russian glossary on space technology. 2015.
English-Russian glossary on space technology. 2015.
jettison — [jet′ə sən, jet′əzən] n. [ME jetteson < Anglo Fr getteson < OFr getaison, a throwing, jetsam < L jactatio, a throwing < jactare, to throw: see JET1] 1. a throwing overboard of goods to lighten a ship, airplane, etc. in an emergency 2 … English World dictionary
jettison — [[t]ʤe̱tɪsən[/t]] jettisons, jettisoning, jettisoned 1) VERB If you jettison something, for example an idea or a plan, you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it. The Government seems to have jettisoned the plan. Syn: abandon 2) VERB To… … English dictionary
jettison — jettisonable, adj. /jet euh seuhn, zeuhn/, v.t. 1. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency. 2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard. 3. Cards. to discard … Universalium
jettison — i. To cast or discard fuel or any external store from an aircraft in flight. ii. The selective release of armament stores from an aircraft other than in a normal attack. This may be done to lighten the aircraft in an emergency or to get rid of a… … Aviation dictionary
jettison — jet•ti•son [[t]ˈdʒɛt ə sən, zən[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to cast (cargo, supplies, etc.) overboard or out so as to lighten or stabilize a vessel or aircraft in an emergency 2) to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard 3) naut.… … From formal English to slang
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