Jettison
Jettison verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Launch and jettison are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Jettison".
Nearby Words: jettisoned, jettisoning
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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More blatantly it has been used to jettison an entire arm to be used as a (kicked) projectile, and in the manga to launch the head and spine upward in order to shoot at an enemy's exposed core.
Source: Manga / Bokurano
Cite this Source
Launch and Jettison. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jettison/launch
Jettison & Launch. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/jettison/launch>.
Launch or Jettison. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jettison/launch.
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