Definition of jetsam

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jet·sam    (jtsm) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in distress.
2. Discarded cargo or equipment found washed ashore. See Usage Note at flotsam.
3. Discarded odds and ends.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From earlier jetson, alteration of Middle English jetteson, a throwing overboard ; see jettison

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