Word of the Day: JETTISON

Get rid of what's weighing you down

jettison (verb) - to remove something unnecessary or undesired; to abandon or throw from a vessel or aircraft [jet-uh-suhn]

BREAKDOWN: JET- (throw) + -ISON (act)

• jetsam describes those objects jettisoned from a vessel or aircraft (whereas flotsam describes the wreckage of a vessel or aircraft)

“During the great storms of our lives, we imitate those captains who jettison their weightiest cargo.” —Honore de Balzac