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BNC: 38738 COCA: 34785

jetsam

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jetsam /ˈʤɛtsəm/ noun
jetsam
/ˈʤɛtsəm/
noun
Learner's definition of JETSAM
[noncount]
: floating objects that are thrown into the water from a ship从船上丢弃的漂浮杂物usually used in the phrase通常用于短语flotsam and jetsam
often used figuratively常用作比喻
compare flotsam
BNC: 38738 COCA: 34785

jetsam

noun

jet·​sam ˈjet-səm How to pronounce jetsam (audio)
1
: the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
2

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Its receding waters are leaving behind the usual flotsam and jetsam of a lake heavily trafficked by weekend boaters — and even exposing a ship dating back to World War II. CBS News, 5 July 2022 From those pensive jigsaw puzzles, Scarbath shapes works of different textures from the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life: a shard of colored glass or a pebble that just caught her eye. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2022 The architectural jetsam of millennia mixes here; ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque share space along narrow, curving lanes. Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of jettison

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jetsam was in 1591
BNC: 38738 COCA: 34785

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