JETSAM


Meaning of JETSAM in English

/ ˈdʒetsəm; NAmE / noun

things that are thrown away, especially from a ship at sea and that float towards land

—compare flotsam

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (as jetson ): contraction of jettison .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.