jetsam

jet·sam  (jtsm)

n.

1. Cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in distress.

2. Discarded cargo or equipment found washed ashore. See Usage Note at flotsam.

3. Discarded odds and ends.

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[From earlier jetson, alteration of Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard; see jettison.]

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jetsam, jetsom [ˈdʒɛtsəm]

n

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) that portion of the equipment or cargo of a vessel thrown overboard to lighten her, as during a storm Compare flotsam [1] lagan

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) another word for flotsam [2]

[shortened from jettison]

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jetsam, jetsom

1. 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: Ships

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Jetsam 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 storm part, 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 ship flotsam wreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors"

Translations

jetsam [ˈdʒetsəm] N → echazón f, cosas fpl desechadas

jetsam [ˈdʒɛtsəm] n objets jetés à la mer et rejetés sur la côte
jet set jet-set [ˈdʒɛtsɛt] n → jet-set m or f
the jet set → le jet-set, la jet-set
jet-setter [ˈdʒɛtsɛtə^r] n → membre m du jet-set, membre m de la jet-set
to be a jet-setter → appartenir au jet-set, appartenir à la jet-set
jet ski jet-ski [ˈdʒɛtskiː] n → scooter m des mers, jet-ski m

jetsam

n → über Bord geworfenes Gut; (on beach) → Strandgut nt ? flotsam