jetsam
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Discarded or leftover odds and ends.
Synonyms
jettisoned cargo
Translations
echazón
ναυάγια
relitti
épave
strandgoed
destroços
Seewurfgut
gemiden denize atılan yükPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈ d͡ʒɛt.səm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-Norman getteson. Doublet of jettison.
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