Definition of Jetsam

1. Noun. The part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm.

Generic synonyms: Part, Portion

2. Noun. The floating wreckage of a ship.
Exact synonyms: Flotsam
Generic synonyms: Wreckage

Definition of Jetsam

1. n. Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.

Definition of Jetsam

1. goods cast overboard [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jetsam

jetfoil
jetfoils
Jeth
jetlag
jetlags
jetlike
jetliner
jetliners
jeton
jetons
jetplane
jetplanes
jetport
jetports
jets
jetsam (current term)
jetsams
jetsom
jetsoms
jetson
jetsons
jetstream
jetstreams
jetted
jettied
jettier
jetties
jettiest
jettiness
jettinesses

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