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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

jetsam flotsam, and ligan [O.Fr.], in maritime law, goods lost at sea as distinguished from goods washed ashore (wreck). Goods that remain floating on the surface after a shipwreck or accident are called flotsam (or floatsam or flotsan), while jetsam refers to goods thrown overboard, or jettisoned (see jettison ), by a vessel in distress. Ligan (or lagan) designates goods that are sunk in the sea and have a buoy or floating object attached to them as a mark of ownership or in order that they may be found again. Such goods found by other persons must be returned to the owner, while flotsam and jetsam must be returned only if the owner makes a proper claim. The rules of salvage apply to all three types of goods.

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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

jetsam, the legal term for goods or equipment thrown overboard from a ship at sea. It differs from flotsam in that the goods are deliberately thrown overboard from a ship, for instance to lighten it if it is in danger. In the UK, jetsam now legally comes under the definition of wreck, and any jetsam recovered, however insignificant, has to be reported to the Receiver of Wreck.
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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

jetsam ˈjetsəm n.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.Compare with flotsam.
late 16th century (as jetson): contraction of jettison.
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

jetsam 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. Recorded from the late 16th century, originally as jetson: a contraction of jettison.
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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

jet·sam / ˈjetsəm/ • n. unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore, esp. material that has been discarded to lighten the vessel.Compare with flotsam.

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West's Encyclopedia of American Law | 2005 | Copyright

JETSAM

The casting overboard of goods from a vessel, by its owner, under exigent circumstances in order to provide for the safety of the ship by lightening its cargo load.
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

jetsam goods thrown overboard to lighten a vessel and afterwards washed ashore. XVI. Early forms jetson, -sen, later -sam (cf. FLOTSAM), contr. form of JETTISON.
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Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms | 1985 | Copyright

Jetsam

cargo, equipment, or waste thrown overboard from a vessel at sea. See also flotsam.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

jetsam see flotsam .

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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