Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Goods that are cast overboard from a ship, especially in an attempt to lighten the ship, and that sink to the bottom of a body of water.
- noun Discarded odds and ends.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law and com.: Same as
jettison . - noun The goods thrown out by jettison.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mar. Law) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from
flotsam , goods which float, andligan (orlagan ), goods which are sunk attached to a buoy. - noun The act of throwing objects from a ship to lighten the load; jettison{1}. See
Jettison , 1. - noun Anything thrown overboard from a ship, whether floating or not.
- noun colloq. Objects scattered about in a disorderly manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
articles thrownoverboard from aship orboat in order tolighten theload of aship indistress - noun by extension
discarded odds and ends
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the floating wreckage of a ship
- noun the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And I’d argue that his ability to nose out a story and piece it together from all the flotsam and jetsam is just what we’ve been missing in national journalism.
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The noun is also the source of the word "jetsam" ( "jettisoned goods"), which is often paired with
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My nationwide cohort of subs included the flotsam and jetsam of the economic downturn -- unemployed realtors, bankers, nurses.
Carolyn Bucior: Lesson: Substitute Teaching's 'F' -- What Gwyneth and Cameron Can Teach Education Experts Carolyn Bucior 2011
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While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by GaudÃ's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life.
Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution Trazzler 2011
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My nationwide cohort of subs included the flotsam and jetsam of the economic downturn -- unemployed realtors, bankers, nurses.
Carolyn Bucior: Lesson: Substitute Teaching's 'F' -- What Gwyneth and Cameron Can Teach Education Experts Carolyn Bucior 2011
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While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by Gaudí's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life.
Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution Trazzler 2011
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While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by Gaudí's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life.
Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution Trazzler 2011
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While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by GaudÃ's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life.
Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution Trazzler 2011
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While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by Gaudí's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life.
Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution Trazzler 2011
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While there are trained artists--perhaps inspired by GaudÃ's early 20th-century mosaics or Marcel Duchamp's readymades--who sculpt and construct large-scale artworks made from repurposed cast offs, many more are dreamers with ordinary day jobs who abhor waste, have a penchant for collecting, and seize upon an unstoppable urge to create something beautiful from the flotsam and jetsam modern life.
Trash Art: California's Artistic Recycling Revolution Trazzler 2011
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