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jetsam
jet·sam J0036500 (jĕt′səm)n.1. Goods that are cast overboard from a ship, especially in an attempt to lighten the ship, and that sink to the bottom of a body of water.2. Discarded odds and ends.
[From earlier jetson, alteration of Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard; see jettison.]jetsam (ˈdʒɛtsəm) or jetsomn1. (Nautical Terms) that portion of the equipment or cargo of a vessel thrown overboard to lighten her, as during a storm. Compare flotsam1, lagan2. (Nautical Terms) another word for flotsam2[C16: shortened from jettison]jet•sam or jet•som (ˈdʒɛt səm)
n. goods that are cast overboard deliberately, as to lighten or stabilize a vessel in an emergency, and that sink where jettisoned or are washed ashore. Compare flotsam, lagan. [1560–70; alter. of jetson, syncopated variant of jettison] jetsam, jetsom1. part of a ship’s cargo thrown overboard, as to lighten the load in the event of danger.
2. such cargo when it is washed ashore.
3. anything which is discarded. Cf. flotsam.See also: ShipsJetsam cargo, equipment, or waste thrown overboard from a vessel at sea. See also flotsam.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | jetsam - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a stormpart, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | | 2. | jetsam - the floating wreckage of a shipflotsamwreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeeflotsam and jetsamjetsam
jetsam: see flotsamflotsam, jetsam, and ligan
[O.Fr.], in maritime law, goods lost at sea as distinguished from goods washed ashore (wreck). Goods that remain floating on the surface after a shipwreck or accident are called flotsam (or floatsam or flotsan), while jetsam refers to goods thrown
..... Click the link for more information. .jetsam[′jet·səm] (engineering) Articles that sink when thrown overboard, particularly those jettisoned for the purpose of lightening a vessel in distress. jetsam, jetsom1. that portion of the equipment or cargo of a vessel thrown overboard to lighten her, as during a storm 2. another word for flotsamjetsam
Related to jetsam: Flotsam and jetsamJetsamThe casting overboard of goods from a vessel, by its owner, under exigent circumstances in order to provide for the safety of the ship by lightening its cargo load. jetsam goods, thrown into the sea from a ship, that sink and remain under water. See FLOTSAM, LAGAN.Jetsam
JetsamProperty seen floating on the water after having been thrown overboard from a ship in an emergency. Under maritime law, jetsam becomes the property of its finder, while flotsam, which usually results from a shipwreck, remains the property of its original owners.jetsam
Related to jetsam: Flotsam and jetsamSynonyms for jetsamnoun the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a stormRelated Wordsnoun the floating wreckage of a shipSynonymsRelated Words |