jetsam

or jet·som

[ jet-suh m ]
/ ˈdʒɛt səm /
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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.
Compare flotsam, lagan.

Origin of jetsam

1560–70; alteration of jetson, syncopated variant of jettison

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH jetsam

flotsam jetsam

Words nearby jetsam

jetfoil, jethro, jetliner, jetpack, jetport, jetsam, jettison, jetton, jetty, jetway, jeté

Words related to jetsam

castaway, stray, ragamuffin, urchin, foundling, drop, orphan, flotsam, fetch, dogie, cargo, junk, wreckage

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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 storm Compare flotsam (def. 1), lagan
another word for flotsam (def. 2)

Word Origin for jetsam

C16: shortened from jettison

Idioms and Phrases with jetsam

jetsam

see flotsam and jetsam.