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2 jetsam
nounsinkendes Seewurfgut (Seew.); (on seashore) Strandgut, das; see also academic.ru/28230/flotsam">flotsam* * *jet·sam[ˈʤetsəm]* * *['dZetsəm]nüber Bord geworfenes Gut; (on beach) Strandgut nt → flotsamSee:→ flotsam* * *1. Seewurfgut n (in Seenot über Bord geworfene Ladung)* * *nounsinkendes Seewurfgut (Seew.); (on seashore) Strandgut, das; see also flotsam -
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< nav> (goods that are cast overboard deliberately) ■ über Bord geworfenes Material n ; über Bord Geworfenes n -
4 jetsam
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5 flotsam and 'jetsam
flot·sam [ʼflɒtsəm, Am ʼflɑ:t-] n, flot·sam and 'jet·sam n(fig pej: vagrants) -
6 flotsam and jetsam
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7 flotsam
nounflotsam [and jetsam] — Treibgut, das
* * *flot·sam[ˈflɒtsəm, AM ˈflɑ:t-]n no pl\flotsam and jetsam Strandgut nt\flotsam and jetsam unnütze Sachen[human] \flotsam [menschliches] Treibgut, gestrandete Existenzen pl pej* * *['flɒtsəm]nTreibgut nthe was another of the city's flotsam — er gehörte auch zu den Gestrandeten der Stadt
flotsam and jetsam (floating) — Treibgut nt; (washed ashore) Strandgut nt
the flotsam and jetsam of our society — die Gestrandeten pl or das Strandgut unserer Gesellschaft
* * *flotsam [ˈflɒtsəm; US auch ˈflɑt-] s auch flotsam and jetsam SCHIFF Treibgut n, treibendes Wrackgut:a) Strand-, Wrackgut,b) Überbleibsel pl, Reste pl,c) Krimskrams m umg,d) fig Strandgut n (der Gesellschaft)* * *nounflotsam [and jetsam] — Treibgut, das
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8 jettison
transitive verb2) (fig.): (abandon) aufgeben; über Bord werfen [Plan]* * *['‹etisn](to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger: When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage.) über Bord werfen* * *jet·ti·son[ˈʤetɪsən, AM ˈʤet̬-]vt1. (discard, abandon)to \jettison an employee einen Angestellten entlassen▪ to \jettison sth etw aufgeben [o über Bord werfen]to \jettison a plan einen Plan verwerfen2. (drop)* * *['dZetɪsn]vt2) (fig) plan, view, policy über Bord werfen; person abhängen, aufgeben; unwanted articles wegwerfen* * *jettison [ˈdʒetısn; -zn]A s2. FLUG Notwurf m3. Absprengung f4. a) Wegwerfen nb) fig Fallenlassen n5. → academic.ru/39885/jetsam">jetsamB v/t1. SCHIFF über Bord werfen (auch fig)3. eine ausgebrannte Raketenstufe absprengen4. a) alte Kleidung etc wegwerfenb) fig jemanden, einen Plan etc fallen lassen* * *transitive verb2) (fig.): (abandon) aufgeben; über Bord werfen [Plan]
См. также в других словарях:
jetsam — jet·sam / jet səm/ n: the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore compare flotsam Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Jetsam — Jet sam, Jetson Jet son, n. [F. jeter to throw: cf. OF. getaison a throwing. Cf. {Flotsam}, {Jettison}.] 1. (Mar. Law) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; distinguished from {flotsam}, goods which float, and {ligan}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jetsam — see flotsam and jetsam … Modern English usage
jetsam — 1560s, jottsome act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship, alteration and contraction of M.E. jetteson, from Anglo Fr. getteson, O.Fr. getaison a throwing (see JETTISON (Cf. jettison)). Intermediate forms were jetson, jetsome; the form… … Etymology dictionary
jetsam — /jetsam/ Goods which, by the act of the owner, have been voluntarily cast overboard from a vessel, in a storm or other emergency, to lighten the ship. See also jactus jettison … Black's law dictionary
jetsam — /jetsam/ Goods which, by the act of the owner, have been voluntarily cast overboard from a vessel, in a storm or other emergency, to lighten the ship. See also jactus jettison … Black's law dictionary
jetsam — ► NOUN ▪ unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore. Compare with FLOTSAM(Cf. ↑flotsam). ORIGIN originally as jetson; contraction of JETTISON(Cf. ↑jettison) … English terms dictionary
jetsam — [jet′səm] n. [var. of JETTISON] 1. that part of the cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten a ship in danger: see FLOTSAM 2. such material washed ashore 3. discarded things … English World dictionary
jetsam — noun a) articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris. b) discarded … Wiktionary
jetsam — , flotsam Jetsam applies to goods that have been thrown overboard (jettisoned) at sea; flotsam describes goods that have floated free from wreckage. Historically flotsam went to the Crown and jetsam to the lord of the manor on whose land it washed… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
jetsam — See flotsam. See flotsam, jetsam … Dictionary of problem words and expressions