jetsam

jetsam Definition

jet·sam (jet′səm)

noun

that part of the cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in danger
such material washed ashore
discarded things

Etymology: var. of jettison

jetsam Usage Examples

Converse of object

Adjective modifier

other: These are big strands but there's other jetsam strewn across this beach, disjecta membra.

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