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Alt. of Jetson

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  1. n. Alt. of Jetson
  2. n. the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm
  3. n. the floating wreckage of a ship
  4. 1. (Mar. Law) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan, goods which are sunk attached to a buoy. 2. Jettison. See Jettison, 1.
  5. n:100 n. the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm