单词	jetsam
释义	jetsam noun jet·​sam ˈjet-səm  1 : 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 2 : flotsam sense 2 Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Its receding waters are leaving behind the usual flotsam and jetsam of a lake heavily trafficked by weekend boaters — and even exposing a ship dating back to World War II. CBS News, 5 July 2022 From those pensive jigsaw puzzles, Scarbath shapes works of different textures from the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life: a shard of colored glass or a pebble that just caught her eye. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2022 The architectural jetsam of millennia mixes here; ancient, medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque share space along narrow, curving lanes. Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 What makes her achievements even more remarkable is that Ms. Byrd could all too easily have ended up as a piece of inner-city jetsam. WSJ, 15 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology alteration of jettison First Known Use 1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition jetsam noun jet·​sam ˈjet-səm  : goods thrown overboard to lighten a ship in danger of sinking Legal Definition jetsam noun jet·​sam ˈjet-səm  : 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 jetsam noun as in flotsam Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance flotsam remnant detritus debris rubble leavings ashes ruins residue wreckage remains garbage wreck junk dust chaff litter dross refuse rubbish trash deadwood scrap waste riffraff
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