jetsam en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- jĕtˈ-səm
- /ˈd͡ʒɛt.səm/
Etymology
From Middle English jetteson, from Anglo-Norman getteson. Doublet of jettison.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
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(broadly, countable, uncountable) Discarded or leftover odds and ends.
They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.
STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.
1991 May 30, Emily Gwathmey, “Storage Box: Catchall's New Life as Eye-Catcher”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jetsams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
flotsam · salvage · flotsam and jetsam · lagan · derelict
Translations (15)
ka გემიდან ქარიშხლის გადაყრილი ტვირთი (jetsam) · pl ładunek wyrzucany za burtę (jetsam) · el ξέβρασμα (jetsam) · es desechos (jetsam) · gd caitheachan (jetsam) · eo fuko (jetsam) · gd murrag (jetsam) · ja 打荷 (jetsam) · fr lest (jetsam) · es echazón (jetsam) · mi titītai (jetsam) · de Strandgut (jetsam) · cs náklad vhozený do moře (jetsam) · es pecio (jetsam) · fi laidan yli heitetty tavara (jetsam)