noun
- Plural of jetsom; goods or cargo thrown overboard from a ship to lighten it in distress, especially those that sink or are washed ashore.
- Discarded or unwanted items; rubbish or refuse.
Usage: nautical; often used in the phrase 'flotsam and jetsam'
Usage: figurative; informal
Examples
- The beach was littered with jetsoms from the shipwreck.
- Divers recovered several jetsoms from the ocean floor.
- The attic was filled with jetsoms from decades of accumulation.
- After the storm, jetsoms washed up along the entire coastline.
- The museum displayed jetsoms recovered from historical maritime disasters.
- She sorted through the jetsoms in her garage, deciding what to keep and what to donate.