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1. jetsam

noun. the floating wreckage of a ship.

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  • jetteson (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • getteson (Anglo-Norman)

2. jetsam

noun. the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm.

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  • jetteson (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • getteson (Anglo-Norman)