Difference between Flotsam and Jetsam

What is the difference between Flotsam and Jetsam?

Flotsam as a noun is debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck. while Jetsam as a noun is articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distress

Flotsam

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

Jetsam

Part of speech: noun

Definition: articles thrown overboard from a ship or boat in order to lighten the load of a ship in distressdiscarded odds and ends

We hope you now know whether to use Flotsam or Jetsam in your sentence.

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