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jetsam

English

Etymology

From Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-Norman getteson. Doublet of jettison

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d???ts?m/
  • Hyphenation: jet?sam

Noun

jetsam (countable and uncountable, plural jetsams)

  1. articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress
    There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
  2. (by extension) discarded odds and ends
    They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.

Derived terms

  • flotsam and jetsam

Translations

See also

  • jetsam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • flotsam
  • flotsam and jetsam
  • lagan
  • derelict
  • salvage

Anagrams

  • matjes

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driftwood

English

Etymology

drift +? wood

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??ftw?d/

Noun

driftwood (usually uncountable, plural driftwoods)

  1. A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current.
  2. Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.

Translations

See also

  • flotsam
  • jetsam

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