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jetsam

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈdʒet.səm/

Definition

things that are thrown away from ships and float onto the land from the sea → See also flotsamRubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues
(Definition of jetsam noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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