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jetsams

jetsams is the plural of jetsam.

Meaning of jetsam

Noun

jetsam (countable and uncountable, plural jetsams)

  1. Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
    • There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
  2. (broadly) Discarded or leftover odds and ends.
    • They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.

Questions about jetsams

What is jetsams the plural of?
Jetsams is the plural of jetsam.

Words near jetsams in the dictionary

  1. jetports
  2. jets
  3. jets d'eau
  4. jets off
  5. jetsam
  6. jetsams
  7. jetset
  8. jetsets
  9. jetsetted
  10. jetsetter
  11. jetsetters

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