/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005