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jet·sam
(jĕt′səm)n.
1. Goods that are cast overboard from a ship, especially in an attempt to lighten the ship, and that sink to the bottom of a body of water.
2. Discarded odds and ends.
[From earlier jetson, alteration of Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard; see jettison.]
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jetsam
(ˈdʒɛtsəm) orjetsom
n
1. (Nautical Terms) that portion of the equipment or cargo of a vessel thrown overboard to lighten her, as during a storm. Compare flotsam1, lagan
2. (Nautical Terms) another word for flotsam2
[C16: shortened from jettison]
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jet•sam
or jet•som
(ˈdʒɛt səm)n.
goods that are cast overboard deliberately, as to lighten or stabilize a vessel in an emergency, and that sink where jettisoned or are washed ashore.
Compare flotsam, lagan. [1560–70; alter. of jetson, syncopated variant of jettison]
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jetsam, jetsom
1. part of a ship’s cargo thrown overboard, as to lighten the load in the event of danger.
2. such cargo when it is washed ashore.
3. anything which is discarded. Cf. flotsam.
See also: Ships2. such cargo when it is washed ashore.
3. anything which is discarded. Cf. flotsam.
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Jetsam
cargo, equipment, or waste thrown overboard from a vessel at sea. See also flotsam.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm |
2. | jetsam - the floating wreckage of a ship wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" |
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[ˈdʒɛtsəm] n objets jetés à la mer et rejetés sur la côtejet set jet-set [ˈdʒɛtsɛt] n → jet-set m or fthe jet set → le jet-set, la jet-setjet-setter [ˈdʒɛtsɛtər] n → membre m du jet-set, membre m de la jet-set
to be a jet-setter → appartenir au jet-set, appartenir à la jet-setjet ski jet-ski [ˈdʒɛtskiː] n → scooter m des mers, jet-ski m
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