Flotsam

Quick meaning: Flotsam is a noun meaning Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

“What about that one?” “That'll do nicely. That gaggle of human flotsam doesn't even belong on the sea.”

STORAGE boxes -- catchalls for flotsam, jetsam, whatnots and thingamajigs -- are gaining new interest as decorative objects for the home.

Word Forms

• flotsams
• floatsam
• floatsome
• flotson

Synonyms for flotsam

Depending on context, synonyms include jetsam.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jetsam, driftwood, seaware, floaty, floater, flotilla.

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