Definition of jetsam in English:

jetsam

noun ˈdʒɛts(ə)mˈdʒɛtsəm

mass noun

Unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel.
there was plenty of good kindling among the jetsam on the beach
Compare with flotsam
figurative the jetsam of technology
Example sentencesExamples
- I tell him I don't know what either flotsam or jetsam mean beyond their colloquial connotations.
- Flotsam and jetsam drifted from the yacht, some having already washed ashore.
- Those years and four children later, I was among the jetsam of my husband's midlife crisis.
- But like lefties everywhere, clinging to whatever jetsam keeps us afloat, I believe every revolution ere now was betrayed.
- Tony Williams is a pitiful wretch, on the jetsam on the shore of the Anacostia.
- Preston's troupe preferred to circumvent the chaotic jetsam of the central areas by focusing their efforts on the flanks.
- Liberation simply travels, picking up junk and jetsam along the way, discarding it somewhere downstream, and rambling on.
- I kick indifferently among the jetsam that has sedimented up against the curb somebody once painted white and then forgot about.
- Of these, the real scene-stealer is the good old-fashioned jetsam.
- I love how when you look up flotsam in the dictionary it says jetsam.
- Scuba girl grabs a handful of abrasive jetsam, rubs it in the zombie's face, and makes her escape.
- It is uninhabited by man, but his mark is there: a convenient stake in the ground for dinghy tie up and, of course, the endless jetsam on the windward shore.
- While this may require more filtering to remove jots of jetsam, it is neither too salty due to constant mixing with sea-water, nor too earthy, due to proximity to soil.
- But others have realized that something could be made of the jetsam.
- The women were blonde because they were hairdressers, not jet-set jetsam.
- I think that's one of the reasons I love my matchbook collection - these ordinary bits of jetsam are exactly today what they were back then.

Origin

Late 16th century (as jetson): from jettison.

flotsam from early 17th century:
This legal term for wreckage found floating on the sea or washed up on the beach, comes ultimately from French, from the verb floter ‘to float’. Flotsam and jetsam is useless or discarded objects. Jetsam came originally from jettison (Late Middle English), a term for the deliberate throwing of goods overboard to lighten a ship in distress, which came ultimately from the Latin verb jactare ‘to throw’. In the 16th century it was shortened to give us first the spelling jetson and then our modern word jetsam. There are strict legal distinctions made between what you can do with flotsam and with jetsam.

Definition of jetsam in US English:

jetsam

nounˈjetsəmˈdʒɛtsəm

Unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel.
there was plenty of good kindling among the jetsam on the beach
Compare with flotsam
figurative the jetsam of technology
Example sentencesExamples
- Preston's troupe preferred to circumvent the chaotic jetsam of the central areas by focusing their efforts on the flanks.
- Liberation simply travels, picking up junk and jetsam along the way, discarding it somewhere downstream, and rambling on.
- Flotsam and jetsam drifted from the yacht, some having already washed ashore.
- I love how when you look up flotsam in the dictionary it says jetsam.
- While this may require more filtering to remove jots of jetsam, it is neither too salty due to constant mixing with sea-water, nor too earthy, due to proximity to soil.
- The women were blonde because they were hairdressers, not jet-set jetsam.
- I kick indifferently among the jetsam that has sedimented up against the curb somebody once painted white and then forgot about.
- But others have realized that something could be made of the jetsam.
- Tony Williams is a pitiful wretch, on the jetsam on the shore of the Anacostia.
- But like lefties everywhere, clinging to whatever jetsam keeps us afloat, I believe every revolution ere now was betrayed.
- I think that's one of the reasons I love my matchbook collection - these ordinary bits of jetsam are exactly today what they were back then.
- Scuba girl grabs a handful of abrasive jetsam, rubs it in the zombie's face, and makes her escape.
- Those years and four children later, I was among the jetsam of my husband's midlife crisis.
- It is uninhabited by man, but his mark is there: a convenient stake in the ground for dinghy tie up and, of course, the endless jetsam on the windward shore.
- Of these, the real scene-stealer is the good old-fashioned jetsam.
- I tell him I don't know what either flotsam or jetsam mean beyond their colloquial connotations.

Origin

Late 16th century (as jetson): from jettison.

单词	jetsam
释义	Definition of jetsam in English: jetsam noun ˈdʒɛts(ə)mˈdʒɛtsəm mass noun Unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel. there was plenty of good kindling among the jetsam on the beach Compare with flotsam figurative the jetsam of technology Example sentencesExamples I tell him I don't know what either flotsam or jetsam mean beyond their colloquial connotations. Flotsam and jetsam drifted from the yacht, some having already washed ashore. Those years and four children later, I was among the jetsam of my husband's midlife crisis. But like lefties everywhere, clinging to whatever jetsam keeps us afloat, I believe every revolution ere now was betrayed. Tony Williams is a pitiful wretch, on the jetsam on the shore of the Anacostia. Preston's troupe preferred to circumvent the chaotic jetsam of the central areas by focusing their efforts on the flanks. Liberation simply travels, picking up junk and jetsam along the way, discarding it somewhere downstream, and rambling on. I kick indifferently among the jetsam that has sedimented up against the curb somebody once painted white and then forgot about. Of these, the real scene-stealer is the good old-fashioned jetsam. I love how when you look up flotsam in the dictionary it says jetsam. Scuba girl grabs a handful of abrasive jetsam, rubs it in the zombie's face, and makes her escape. It is uninhabited by man, but his mark is there: a convenient stake in the ground for dinghy tie up and, of course, the endless jetsam on the windward shore. While this may require more filtering to remove jots of jetsam, it is neither too salty due to constant mixing with sea-water, nor too earthy, due to proximity to soil. But others have realized that something could be made of the jetsam. The women were blonde because they were hairdressers, not jet-set jetsam. I think that's one of the reasons I love my matchbook collection - these ordinary bits of jetsam are exactly today what they were back then. Origin Late 16th century (as jetson): from jettison. flotsam from early 17th century: This legal term for wreckage found floating on the sea or washed up on the beach, comes ultimately from French, from the verb floter ‘to float’. Flotsam and jetsam is useless or discarded objects. Jetsam came originally from jettison (Late Middle English), a term for the deliberate throwing of goods overboard to lighten a ship in distress, which came ultimately from the Latin verb jactare ‘to throw’. In the 16th century it was shortened to give us first the spelling jetson and then our modern word jetsam. There are strict legal distinctions made between what you can do with flotsam and with jetsam. Definition of jetsam in US English: jetsam nounˈjetsəmˈdʒɛtsəm Unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel. there was plenty of good kindling among the jetsam on the beach Compare with flotsam figurative the jetsam of technology Example sentencesExamples Preston's troupe preferred to circumvent the chaotic jetsam of the central areas by focusing their efforts on the flanks. Liberation simply travels, picking up junk and jetsam along the way, discarding it somewhere downstream, and rambling on. Flotsam and jetsam drifted from the yacht, some having already washed ashore. I love how when you look up flotsam in the dictionary it says jetsam. While this may require more filtering to remove jots of jetsam, it is neither too salty due to constant mixing with sea-water, nor too earthy, due to proximity to soil. The women were blonde because they were hairdressers, not jet-set jetsam. I kick indifferently among the jetsam that has sedimented up against the curb somebody once painted white and then forgot about. But others have realized that something could be made of the jetsam. Tony Williams is a pitiful wretch, on the jetsam on the shore of the Anacostia. But like lefties everywhere, clinging to whatever jetsam keeps us afloat, I believe every revolution ere now was betrayed. I think that's one of the reasons I love my matchbook collection - these ordinary bits of jetsam are exactly today what they were back then. Scuba girl grabs a handful of abrasive jetsam, rubs it in the zombie's face, and makes her escape. Those years and four children later, I was among the jetsam of my husband's midlife crisis. It is uninhabited by man, but his mark is there: a convenient stake in the ground for dinghy tie up and, of course, the endless jetsam on the windward shore. Of these, the real scene-stealer is the good old-fashioned jetsam. I tell him I don't know what either flotsam or jetsam mean beyond their colloquial connotations. Origin Late 16th century (as jetson): from jettison.
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