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- 1. the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea. Similar
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1. : floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo. broadly : floating debris. flotsam washed up by the tide. 2. a. : a floating population (as of emigrants or castaways) human flotsam. b. : miscellaneous or unimportant material. a notebook filled with flotsam and jetsam. c. : debris, remains. the village … built on the flotsam of war Stan Sesser.
FLOTSAM definition: 1. pieces of broken wood and other waste materials found on the beach or floating on the sea: 2…. Learn more.
flotsam. (flɒtsəm ) 1. uncountable noun. Flotsam is rubbish, for example bits of wood and plastic, that is floating on the sea or has been left by the sea on the shore. The water was full of flotsam and refuse. Synonyms: junk, debris, sweepings, rubbish More Synonyms of flotsam. 2. uncountable noun.
FLOTSAM meaning: 1. pieces of broken wood and other waste materials found on the beach or floating on the sea: 2…. Learn more.
noun. the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan. material or refuse floating on water. useless or unimportant items; odds and ends. a vagrant, penniless population: the flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe. flotsam. / ˈflɒtsəm /.
Flotsam is the floating wreckage of a ship. You'll often hear it used with the word jetsam, which refers to floating objects that have been thrown from a ship, usually to lighten it before it sinks.
: floating pieces, parts, etc., from a ship that has been wrecked. flotsam washed up on the shore. — often used figuratively. bits of flotsam gathered from yard sales. human flotsam [=people who have no home or who have been forced to leave their homes] — often used in the phrase flotsam and jetsam.
flot•sam. (ˈflɒt səm) n. 1. the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan. 2. refuse floating on water. 3. useless or unimportant items; odds and ends. 4. a vagrant population. Also called flot′sam and jet′sam (for defs. 3, 4 ).
flotsam. noun. /ˈflɒtsəm/. /ˈflɑːtsəm/. [uncountable] parts of boats, pieces of wood or rubbish, etc. that are found on land near the sea or floating on the sea; any kind of rubbish. The beaches are wide and filled with interesting flotsam and jetsam. compare jetsam Topics Transport by water c2. Definitions on the go.
flotsam meaning, definition, what is flotsam: broken pieces of wood and other things f...: Learn more.
