Definitions for jetsamˈdʒɛt səm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jet•samˈdʒɛt səm(n.)
or jet•som
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.
Category: Nautical, Name, Navy
Ref: Compare flotsam, 1 lagan.
Origin of jetsam:
1560–70; alter. of jetson, syncopated var. of jettison
Princeton's WordNet
jetsam(noun)
the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
flotsam, jetsam(noun)
the floating wreckage of a ship
Wiktionary
jetsam(Noun)
articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress
jetsam(Noun)
discarded odds and ends
Origin: From jetteson, from getteson (See jettison.)
Webster Dictionary
Jetsam(noun)
alt. of Jetson
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Jetsam
part of the cargo of a ship thrown overboard to lighten her in a case of peril.
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