Jetsam - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdʒetsəm|  American pronunciation of the word jetsam
Brit.  |ˈdʒets(ə)m|  British pronunciation of the word jetsam

noun

- the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
- the floating wreckage of a ship (syn: flotsam)

Extra examples

He would walk along the beach collecting the flotsam and jetsam that had been washed ashore.

Camps were set up to shelter the flotsam and jetsam of the war.

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