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jetsam

(dʒetsəm)
flotsam

jetsam in British English

or jetsom (ˈdʒɛtsəm)
noun
1. 
that portion of the equipment or cargo of a vessel thrown overboard to lighten her, as during a storm
Compare flotsam (sense 1), lagan
2.  another word for flotsam (sense 2)
Word origin
C16: shortened from jettison

jetsam in American English

(ˈdʒɛtsəm)
noun
1. 
that part of the cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in danger
see also flotsam
2. 
such material washed ashore
3. 
discarded things
Word origin
var. of jettison

Examples of 'jetsam' in a sentence
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We are not just flotsam and jetsam tossed about on waves beyond our control.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They are also often the flotsam and jetsam on the tide of technological development.
Redwood, John The Global Marketplace (1993)
Flotsam and jetsam get washed ashore in huge quantities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The roil and swell of popular feeling flings all sort of flotsam and jetsam into our public debate.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The crowd in the echoing hall of the airport ebbs and flows like flotsam and jetsam in a dirty river.
Christianity Today (2000)
Don't let all the flotsam and jetsam of life overwhelm you so that you can no longer judge what is important.
The Sun (2015)
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