flotsam

[ flot-suhm ]

/ ˈflɒt səm /

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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.

Also called flotsam and jetsam (for defs. 3, 4).

Origin of flotsam

1600–10; <Anglo-French floteson, derivative of floter to float <Old English flotian

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flotsam

flotsam , jetsam

Words nearby flotsam

flotation tank, flote grass, flotel, flotilla, Flotow, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, FLOTUS, flounce, flouncing, flouncy

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Example sentences from the Web for flotsam

Once the sand was plowed back onto the beaches, volunteers scoured it for any flotsam that got through the sifting machines.
Superstorm Who? Sandy’s Hard-Hit Beach Towns Reopen for Business|Eliza Shapiro, Josh Dzieza|May 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Nietzsche came and heard the Wagnerian music and was caught as flotsam in its whirling eddies.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14|Elbert Hubbard
It is but a waif on the ocean of commerce—the jetsam and flotsam, of which the law must direct the disposal.
The Arena|Various
Those boys may be flotsam and jetsam and all that, but they know more about patriotism than I do.
Eve to the Rescue|Ethel Hueston

Bits of flotsam mottled the blue expanse, but it really appeared as if the saving drift weed were thinning to nothing.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock|T. S. Stribling
The place which the Doctor indicated was a sloping brown beach, freely littered with the flotsam of the stream.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for flotsam

flotsam

/ (ˈflɒtsəm) /

noun

wreckage from a ship found floatingCompare jetsam (def. 1), lagan

useless or discarded objects; odds and ends (esp in the phrase flotsam and jetsam)

vagrants

Word Origin for flotsam

C16: from Anglo-French floteson, from floter to float

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	flotsam
释义	flotsam [ flot-suhm ] / ˈflɒt səm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flotsam ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Also called flotsam and jetsam (for defs. 3, 4). Origin of flotsam 1600–10; <Anglo-French floteson, derivative of floter to float <Old English flotian WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flotsam flotsam , jetsam Words nearby flotsam flotation tank, flote grass, flotel, flotilla, Flotow, flotsam, flotsam and jetsam, FLOTUS, flounce, flouncing, flouncy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flotsam Once the sand was plowed back onto the beaches, volunteers scoured it for any flotsam that got through the sifting machines. Superstorm Who? Sandy’s Hard-Hit Beach Towns Reopen for Business\|Eliza Shapiro, Josh Dzieza\|May 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Nietzsche came and heard the Wagnerian music and was caught as flotsam in its whirling eddies. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14\|Elbert Hubbard It is but a waif on the ocean of commerce—the jetsam and flotsam, of which the law must direct the disposal. The Arena\|Various Those boys may be flotsam and jetsam and all that, but they know more about patriotism than I do. Eve to the Rescue\|Ethel Hueston Bits of flotsam mottled the blue expanse, but it really appeared as if the saving drift weed were thinning to nothing. The Cruise of the Dry Dock\|T. S. Stribling The place which the Doctor indicated was a sloping brown beach, freely littered with the flotsam of the stream. The Dealings of Captain Sharkey\|A. Conan Doyle British Dictionary definitions for flotsam flotsam / (ˈflɒtsəm) / noun wreckage from a ship found floatingCompare jetsam (def. 1), lagan useless or discarded objects; odds and ends (esp in the phrase flotsam and jetsam) vagrants Word Origin for flotsam C16: from Anglo-French floteson, from floter to float Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flotsam cargo, junk, wreckage, jetsam, odds and ends, castoffs
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flotsam

noun

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Words nearby flotsam

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British Dictionary definitions for flotsam

noun

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