ENGLISH → HINDI
jetsam
01
noun
बची-खुची फालतू वस्तुएँ
Discarded or leftover odds and ends.
In a sentence
They were the jetsam of the dot-com bust.
वे डॉट-कॉम के पतन की बची-खुची वस्तुएँ थीं।
A note on usage
broadly; countable; uncountable
02
noun
जहाज़ से फेंका गया माल, उत्सर्जित माल
Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
In a sentence
There she was, floating amongst the jetsam, like so much debris.
वह वहीं थी, कचरे की तरह उत्सर्जित माल के बीच तैरती हुई।
A note on usage
countable; uncountable