Crossword clues for jetson
jetson
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jetsam \Jet"sam\, Jetson \Jet"son\, n. [F. jeter to throw: cf. OF. getaison a throwing. Cf. Flotsam, Jettison.]
(Mar. Law) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan (or lagan), goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.
The act of throwing objects from a ship to lighten the load; jettison[1]. See Jettison, 1.
Hence: Anything thrown overboard from a ship, whether floating or not.
Hence: [fig.] Objects scattered about in a disorderly manner; as, he couldn't find his sneakers among the jetsam in his room. [Colloq.]
Wiktionary
n. jetsam
Usage examples of "jetson".
If the Jetsons had hired Tim Burton to decorate, it would have turned out like this.
You know, back in the fifties we all thought life was gonna be like in the Jetsons by now.
Tom Powell sat back in his chair and made a Jetsons space car noise, blowing air through his pursed lips as he looked at something on his monitor.
It was a rounded, small-screened model from the fifties, a Jetsons TV, and William S.
Powell sat back in his chair and made a Jetsons space car noise, blowing air through his pursed lips as he looked at something on his monitor.
The young go to the theaters, and they see The Fugitive (at best) or The Beverly Hillbillies, Dennis the Menace, The Flintstones, Super Mario Brothers, Maverick, The Brady Bunch, The Addams Family, Lassie, or The Jetsons (have I missed anything, if so, fill in the blanks).