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Meanings of ditching in English

Landing on water of an aircraft not designed for water landing or under emergency conditions.

        Usage of ditching in English
        1
        Abe has already made clear he does not favour ditching atomic power.
        Reuters
        2
        Abe has already made clear he does not favor ditching atomic power.
        Reuters
        3
        Who knows, you might end up ditching the curling tongs for good.
        The South African
        4
        Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday ditching the 5c coin could make sense.
        News.com.au
        5
        Afterward, he does two days in Watson's lockup for ditching his group.
        Nemesis
        6
        She stops short, almost ditching the tray of drinks in her hand.
        Back on murder
        7
        I ran for the Scarecrow, ditching my blasting rod on the way.
        Proven guilty
        8
        If you are idly entertaining the idea of ditching your laptop, don't.
        The Irish Times
        9
        The pilot transmitted a mayday moments before ditching in the open ocean.
        Rock and Ice Magazine
        10
        Between you ditching me and guns going off, I don't think so.
        Stolen heat
        11
        In small places, ditching must ordinarily be done wholly with hand tools.
        Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) / A Practical Guide to the ...
        12
        AOL is ditching its AOL Music Now service in favor of Napster.
        Wired
        13
        It says it now faces higher costs from ditching the new refrigerant.
        Reuters
        14
        A woman looks unrecognisable after dropping 82kg by ditching her fast-food addiction.
        News.com.au
        15
        I have a beard, but I remark that I'm considering ditching it.
        The Guardian
        16
        Of course, choosing ditching the mental protection can have its own drawbacks.
        Climbing Magazine
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