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Jetsam

nounid 78767·updated May 18, 2026
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the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
flotsam
plural
Jetsams
possessive
Jetsam's
pluralpossessive
Jetsams'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
the floating wreckage of a ship
§2
the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

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