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jetsam

/ˈdʒetsəm/noun

उच्चारण जेट्सम

(जहाज़ से) फेंका गया माल जो किनारे आ लगे

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    things that are thrown into the sea from a ship, especially to make it lighter, and that float to the shore

    (जहाज़ से) फेंका गया माल जो किनारे आ लगे

    • The beach was covered with jetsam after the storm.

    Synonyms wreckage debris flotsam

Idioms 1

flotsam and jetsam

people or things that have been rejected by society or that are no longer useful; objects that are lying around in an untidy way

समाज के ठुकराए लोग, बेकार की चीज़ें, कूड़ा-करकट

  • The shelter took in the flotsam and jetsam of the big city.
  • The cupboard was full of the flotsam and jetsam of family life.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

wreckage debris flotsam

?Which word?

Do not confuse jetsam (goods thrown overboard on purpose) and flotsam (parts of a wrecked ship or its cargo found floating in the sea).

Jetsam (जानबूझकर जहाज़ से फेंका गया माल) और flotsam (टूटे जहाज़ के हिस्से या माल जो समुद्र में तैरता मिले) में भ्रमित न हों।