There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
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Jetsam
/ˈd͡ʒɛt.səm/
Synonyms for "jetsam" (26 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (13)
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Translations
14 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
1 entries- náklad vhozený do moře noun (jetsam)
Esperanto
1 entries- fuko noun (jetsam)
Finnish
1 entries- laidan yli heitetty tavara noun (jetsam)
French
1 entries- lest noun (jetsam)
Georgian
1 entries- გემიდან ქარიშხლის გადაყრილი ტვირთი noun (jetsam)
German
1 entries- Strandgut noun (jetsam)
Greek
1 entries- ξέβρασμα noun (jetsam)
Māori
1 entries- titītai noun (jetsam)
Polish
1 entries- ładunek wyrzucany za burtę noun (jetsam)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- caitheachan noun (jetsam)
- murrag noun (jetsam)
Spanish
3 entries- desechos noun (jetsam)
- echazón noun (jetsam)
- pecio noun (jetsam)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.
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STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.
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