jetsam

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm/

Noun

jetsam

1. articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress

   There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.

2. (by extension) discarded odds and ends

   They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.

Translations

• French: lest
• German: Strandgut
• Spanish: echazón, desechos

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