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jettisons

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3 syllables
9 characters
English (US)
3syllables

jettisons

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jettisons is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, jettisons is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofjettisons

1noun
  • (collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.

    Synonyms: "jetsam ballast"

  • The action of jettisoning items.
1verb
  • To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.

    Example: "The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill."

  • To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective.

    Synonyms: chuck, discard, ditch, dump, junk, lose

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