Associations to the word «Jetsam»
Noun
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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
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.