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JETSAM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The floating wreckage of a ship
Synonyms:
flotsam; jetsam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jetsam" is a kind of...):
wreckage (the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jetsam" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)