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Meaning of jetsam

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

jetsam

Pronunciation:/ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm/

noun

Definitions

  1. Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress

    Example: There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.

  2. (by extension) discarded odds and ends

    Example: They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.