Definition of Jetsam
Jetsam
jet·sam


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(noun)
parts of a ship or material (e.g. equipment or cargo) from a ship that are thrown overboard in order to lighten the ship, and which then either sink or float to the shore;

e.g. The beach was strewn with jetsam that had washed ashore from the ship.



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