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JETSAM
flotsam, jetsam
(noun) the floating wreckage of a ship
jetsam
(noun) the part of a ship’s equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
jetsam (countable and uncountable, plural jetsams)
articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress
(by extension) discarded odds and ends
Anagrams
• matjes
Source: Wiktionary
Jet"sam, Jet"son, n. Etym: [F. jeter to throw: cf. OF. getaison a throwing. Cf. Flotsam, Jettison.]
1. (Mar. Law)
Definition: Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.
2. Jettison. See Jettison, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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