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jetsam
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jetsam
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jetsam
/
ˈ
ʤɛtsəm/
noun
jetsam
/
ˈ
ʤɛtsəm/
noun
Learner's definition of JETSAM
[
noncount
]
:
floating objects that are thrown into the water from a ship
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usually used in the phrase
flotsam and jetsam
We walked along the
flotsam and jetsam
that had washed up onto the beach.
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often used figuratively
She was sorting through the
flotsam and jetsam
that had accumulated on her desk.
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