Word.ws English Dictionary

jetsam meaning in Tamil

எறிசரக்குக்ள்

/ˈd͡ʒɛt.səm/

jetsam in Tamil: எறிசரக்குக்ள். In English, jetsam means items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.

Tamil words for jetsam

எறிசரக்குக்ள்

English meaning of jetsam

  1. noun Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
  2. noun Discarded or leftover odds and ends.

Full definition of jetsam

jetsam in a sentence

  • There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
  • They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.

jetsam in other languages

Questions about jetsam in Tamil

What is the meaning of jetsam in Tamil?
Jetsam in Tamil is எறிசரக்குக்ள்.
jetsam என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Jetsam: எறிசரக்குக்ள்.
What does jetsam mean in English?
Jetsam means items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.

Source and license

Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: jetsam (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: jetsam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jetsam.wav.

Cite this page: “jetsam meaning in Tamil.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tamil/jetsam. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.