HyperDic: jetsam

English > 2 senses of the word jetsam:
NOUNartifactjetsamthe part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
artifactjetsam, flotsamthe floating wreckage of a ship
English > jetsam: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm.
Broaderpart, portionSomething less than the whole of a human artifact
Spanishechazón
English > jetsam: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningThe floating wreckage of a ship.
Synonymflotsam
BroaderwreckageThe remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
Spanishpecio

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