jetsam
jet·sam
jetsam · jetsams
Strandgut
Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its loadItems thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
/ˈd͡ʒɛt.səm/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Discarded or leftover odds and ends.
They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-Norman getteson. Doublet of jettison.From Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-Norman getteson. Doublet of jettison.
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Forms
plural: jetsamsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the floating wreckage of a ship:flotsam
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable