Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 14, 2009
jettison \JET-uh-suhn, JET-uh-zuhn\, verb:
1. to throw goods overboard to lighten a ship or aircraft in distress2. the act of throwing goods overboard when a craft is in distress; also, the goods thrown overboard3. (figurative) to throw away; discard
If I were still teaching I would have "word of the day" on the board each day! I hope this enlightens you.
I just heard that Bishop Airport reported a new record low of -19 degrees sometime over the night-time period. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Hey there...what's your ticker counting down to? Florida?
ReplyDeletebrrrr is right, nasty cold
ReplyDeleteyep, florida!
ReplyDeletea steamer is frothed milk just like a Latte, but w/o the expresso and you put different flavorings in it
ReplyDeleteJettison-like you climb out of a jet that just landed in the Hudson River.
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