flotsam and jetsam
rubbish from a ship
TRANSLATION
flotsam and jetsam = das Strandgut, das Treibgut --- How important is this English word? flotsam and jetsam: 712,000 Google Hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
It's time that I cleaned up my office. It's full of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
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The city (Long Beach, California) is faithful at cleanup but patience is wearing thin, and officials have studied more than a few proposals to stem (eindämmen) the flow of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM from the messy metropolis upstream.
(www.beachcleanup.org)
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The city (Long Beach, California) is faithful at cleanup but patience is wearing thin, and officials have studied more than a few proposals to stem (eindämmen) the flow of FLOTSAM AND JETSAM from the messy metropolis upstream.
(www.beachcleanup.org)
Did you
know?
flotsam and jetsam
noun phrase
1. discarded odds and ends
2. vagrant, homeless people
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WORD ORIGIN
In maritime law, flotsam (from the word to float) applies to wreckage or cargo left floating on the sea after a shipwreck. Jetsam (from the word jettison - etwas über Bord werfen) applies to cargo or equipment thrown overboard from a ship in distress and either sunk or washed ashore.
The phrase flotsam and jetsam is now used loosely to describe objects found washed ashore as well as rubbish in general.
In addition, the phrase can also refer to the underclass of society such as the homeless
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say something like:
“Moving to a new office will have one big advantage. We'll be able to get rid of all the flotsam and jetsam lying around here.”
noun phrase
1. discarded odds and ends
2. vagrant, homeless people
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WORD ORIGIN
In maritime law, flotsam (from the word to float) applies to wreckage or cargo left floating on the sea after a shipwreck. Jetsam (from the word jettison - etwas über Bord werfen) applies to cargo or equipment thrown overboard from a ship in distress and either sunk or washed ashore.
The phrase flotsam and jetsam is now used loosely to describe objects found washed ashore as well as rubbish in general.
In addition, the phrase can also refer to the underclass of society such as the homeless
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“Moving to a new office will have one big advantage. We'll be able to get rid of all the flotsam and jetsam lying around here.”
