jetsam

• 指船舶遇险时为减轻重量而抛入海中的货物或设备，也指漂浮在海面或冲上岸的船只残骸及被抛弃的货物。

A noun referring to cargo or equipment thrown overboard from a ship to lighten it in a storm, or the floating wreckage of a ship.

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1. Cargo thrown overboardC1formaltechnical

   Equipment or cargo deliberately thrown from a ship to make it lighter, especially during a storm.

   抛弃的货物

   • The sailors threw the heavy boxes overboard as jetsam to save the ship.
   • Jetsam was scattered across the deck after the crew lightened the load.
   • In maritime law, jetsam refers to items jettisoned to prevent sinking.

2. Floating wreckageC1formal

   Debris and wreckage from a ship that is floating in the water after a wreck.

   漂浮残骸

   • The coast guard recovered jetsam from the sunken vessel.
   • Jetsam washed ashore after the storm passed.
   • Divers searched through jetsam looking for survivors' belongings.

   同义词debrisflotsamwreckage