English dictionary

jetsam

/'/dZ//E/ts/@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
the floating wreckage of a ship

noun.artifact

Synonyms flotsam

Source: WordNet 3.0
Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from <i>flotsam</i>, goods which float, and <i>ligan</i>, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.

noun

Source: webster1913