1. Plural of jetsam; goods or cargo thrown overboard from a ship in distress and washed ashore.
Usage: nautical; often used in the phrase 'flotsam and jetsam'
2. Plural of jetsam; discarded or unwanted items; rubbish or refuse.
Usage: figurative; informal

Examples

• The beach was littered with jetsams from the shipwreck.
• After the storm, divers searched through the jetsams for salvageable cargo.
• The attic was full of old jetsams that had accumulated over decades.
• Among the jetsams on the shore, they found an old brass compass.
• The antique shop specialized in jetsams and forgotten collectibles.
• Flotsam and jetsams washed up on the beach after the hurricane.