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Definition of jetsam noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jetsam

noun
 
/ˈdʒetsəm/
 
/ˈdʒetsəm/
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  1. things that are thrown away from a ship at sea and that float towards land compare flotsamTopics Transport by waterc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (as jetson): contraction of jettison.
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