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Noun: jetsam  jet-sum
  1. The part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
     
  2. The floating wreckage of a ship
    - flotsam

Derived forms: jetsams

Type of: part, portion, wreckage

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