jettison

jettison

noun

Definition of JETTISON

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless <with his ship rapidly sinking, the captain ordered a last-ditch jettison of much of its cargo>

Synonyms discarding, disposition, dumping, jettison, junking, removal, riddance, scrapping, throwing away

Related Words clearance, clearing; decimation, demolishment, demolition, destruction

Near Antonyms accumulation, acquirement, acquisition, collection, deposit, gathering