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The answer JETSAM has 111 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of jetsam in various dictionaries:
noun - the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown o verb oard to lighten the load in a storm
noun - the floating wreckage of a ship
Cargo or equipment thrown o verb oard to lighten a ship in distress.
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| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| Flotsam's "friend" |
| It's not flotsam, admiral; it's goods deliberately thrown overboard to lighten the ship |
| Jettisoned goods(6) |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| things that are thrown away from ships and then float onto the land |
| unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel. |
| Unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, especially material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel. |
| the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm |
| the floating wreckage of a ship |
| Cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in distress. |
| Discarded cargo or equipment found washed ashore. See Usage Note at flotsam. |
| Discarded odds and ends. |
| Jetsam description |
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| In maritime law, flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelict are specific kinds of shipwreck. The words have specific nautical meanings, with legal consequences in the law of admiralty and marine salvage. A shipwreck is defined as the remains of a ship that has been wrecked, a destroyed ship at sea, whether it be sunken or floating on the surface of the water.* |