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jetsam definition

jet·sam (jet′səm)

noun

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

Etymology: var. of jettison

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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