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Rarejetsam
The correct spelling is jetsam.
How to pronounce jetsam
noun
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛtsəm/
Say it like: Jet-sam
The correct spelling is jetsam. Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress For example: "There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris."
Usage Examples
“There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.”
“They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.”
Definition
noun
- 1.Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress
- 2.(by extension) discarded odds and ends
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