Associations to the word «Jetsam»

Wiktionary

JETSAM, noun. Articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress
JETSAM, noun. (by extension) discarded odds and ends

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle