jetsam

1. (countable, uncountable) Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Discarded or leftover odds and ends.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈ d͡ʒɛt.səm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jetteson

In summary

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

Synonyms

flotsam

jettisoned cargo

Translations

echazón

ναυάγια

relitti

épave

lest

objets jetés à la mer

gettito

strandgoed

towar wyrzucony za burtę

destroços

desechos

Seewurfgut

gemiden denize atılan yük

über Bord geworfene Ladung

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