jetsam
or jet·som
[ jet-suhm ]
/ ˈdʒɛt səm /
noun
goods cast overboard deliberately, as to lighten a vessel or improve its stability in an emergency, which sink where jettisoned or are washed ashore.
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Origin of jetsam
1560–70; alteration of jetson, syncopated variant of jettison
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jetsam
flotsam, jetsamWords nearby jetsam
jet pipe, jet plane, jetport, jet-propelled, jet propulsion, jetsam, jet set, Jet Ski, jet stream, jettison, jet-to-let
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British Dictionary definitions for jetsam
jetsam
jetsom
/ (ˈdʒɛtsəm) /
noun
that portion of the equipment or cargo of a vessel thrown overboard to lighten her, as during a stormCompare flotsam (def. 1), lagan
another word for flotsam (def. 2)
Word Origin for jetsam
C16: shortened from jettison
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Idioms and Phrases with jetsam
jetsam
see flotsam and jetsam.
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