JETSAM


Meaning of JETSAM in English

[ 'dʒɛts(ə)m ]

■ noun unwanted objects that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore. Compare with flotsam .

Origin

C16 (as jetson ): contr. of jettison .

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