had been jettisoning
Past perfect progressive conjugation of jettison. There are other translations for this conjugation.
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jettison
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (nautical)
a. echar por la borda
The sailors hoped they could keep the ship afloat if they jettisoned cargo.Los marineros esperaban poder mantener el barco a flote si echaban carga por la borda.
b. echar al mar
We're taking on too much water. Jettison all but the essentials.Estamos acumulando demasiada agua. Echa todo menos lo esencial al mar.
2. (aviation)
a. deshacerse de
The pilot jettisoned fuel before making the emergency landing.El piloto se deshizo de combustible antes realizar el aterrizaje de emergencia.
a. echar por la borda
It's important to maintain an open mind, but we can't jettison all of our values.Es importante que mantengamos una mentalidad abierta, pero no podemos echar por la borda todos nuestros valores.
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