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jetsam — jet·sam / jet səm/ n: 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 compare flotsam Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Jetsam — Jet sam, Jetson Jet son, n. [F. jeter to throw: cf. OF. getaison a throwing. Cf. {Flotsam}, {Jettison}.] 1. (Mar. Law) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; distinguished from {flotsam}, goods which float, and {ligan}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jetsam — see flotsam and jetsam … Modern English usage
jetsam — 1560s, jottsome act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship, alteration and contraction of M.E. jetteson, from Anglo Fr. getteson, O.Fr. getaison a throwing (see JETTISON (Cf. jettison)). Intermediate forms were jetson, jetsome; the form… … Etymology dictionary
jetsam — /jetsam/ Goods which, by the act of the owner, have been voluntarily cast overboard from a vessel, in a storm or other emergency, to lighten the ship. See also jactus jettison … Black's law dictionary
jetsam — /jetsam/ Goods which, by the act of the owner, have been voluntarily cast overboard from a vessel, in a storm or other emergency, to lighten the ship. See also jactus jettison … Black's law dictionary
jetsam — ► NOUN ▪ unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore. Compare with FLOTSAM(Cf. ↑flotsam). ORIGIN originally as jetson; contraction of JETTISON(Cf. ↑jettison) … English terms dictionary
jetsam — [jet′səm] n. [var. of JETTISON] 1. that part of the cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in danger: see FLOTSAM 2. such material washed ashore 3. discarded things … English World dictionary
jetsam — noun a) 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. b) discarded … Wiktionary
jetsam — , flotsam Jetsam applies to goods that have been thrown overboard (jettisoned) at sea; flotsam describes goods that have floated free from wreckage. Historically flotsam went to the Crown and jetsam to the lord of the manor on whose land it washed… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
jetsam — See flotsam. See flotsam, jetsam … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
