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jetsam in Spanish

jetsam in Spanish is desechos, echazón, pecio — jetsam means goods thrown from a ship in trouble to make it lighter.

jetsam in Spanish

desechos
noun
echazón
noun
pecio
noun

What does "jetsam" mean?

  1. noun Goods thrown from a ship in trouble to make it lighter.
    "There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris."
  2. noun Odd bits and pieces that have been thrown away or left behind.
    "STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home."
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jetsam in a sentence

  • There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
  • STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.
  • They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.

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What is "jetsam" in Spanish?
"jetsam" in Spanish is desechos, echazón, pecio. jetsam means: Goods thrown from a ship in trouble to make it lighter.
Are there other ways to say "jetsam" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "jetsam": desechos, echazón, pecio.
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