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noun • the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm • the floating wreckage of a ship | ||||
| 40% | 8 | Deliberately dump overboard | ||
verb • throw away, of something encumbering • throw as from an airplane | ||||
| 36% | 5 | Biblical prophet thrown overboard by his shipmates | ||
noun • (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land • a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him • a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale | ||||
Material Thats Been Deliberately Thrown Overboard
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JETSAM which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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JETSAM
Updated: November 17, 2025
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