NOUN | artifact | jetsam | the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm |
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artifact | jetsam, flotsam | the floating wreckage of a ship |
Meaning | The part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm. | |
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Broader | part, portion | Something less than the whole of a human artifact |
Spanish | echazón |
Meaning | The floating wreckage of a ship. | |
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Synonym | flotsam | |
Broader | wreckage | The remaining parts of something that has been wrecked |
Spanish | pecio |
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