Definition of jetsam Jetsam
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What does jetsam mean?
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NounPlural: jetsams |
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| jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm | ||
| jetsam - the floating wreckage of a ship | ||
| flotsam | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jetsam (n.)
Alt. of Jetson
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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jetsam
jet′sam, n. the throwing of goods overboard to lighten a vessel: the goods so thrown away which remain under water (see Flotsam)—also Jet′som, Jet′son, Jet′tison.—v.t. Jet′tison, to throw overboard, as goods, in time of danger. [Anglo-Fr. jetteson—L. jactation-em, a casting.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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jetsam
In legal parlance, is the place where goods thrown overboard sink, and remain under water. Also, the goods cast into the sea.
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🔤- jetsam, noun, singular of jetsams.
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