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jetsam
(redirected from jetsom)

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jetsam: see flotsam flotsam, jetsam, and ligan (flŏt`səm, jĕt`səm, lī`gən) [O.Fr.
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jetsam, jetsom
1. that portion of the equipment or cargo of a vessel thrown overboard to lighten her, as during a storm
2. another word for flotsam

jetsam [′jet·səm]
(engineering)
Articles that sink when thrown overboard, particularly those jettisoned for the purpose of lightening a vessel in distress.


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