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flotsam
flot·sam F0198400 (flŏt′səm)n.1. Goods floating on the surface of a body of water after a shipwreck or after being cast overboard to lighten the ship.2. Discarded or unimportant things: "Keyrings, bookmarks ... gum, scissors, paper clips ... pencils and pads stolen from various hotels: all this detritus, this flotsam of a life being lived at full throttle" (David Leavitt).3. People who are considered to be worthless or to have been rejected by society.
[Anglo-Norman floteson, from Old French floter, to float, of Germanic origin; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]flotsam (ˈflɒtsəm) n1. (Nautical Terms) wreckage from a ship found floating. Compare jetsam1, lagan2. useless or discarded objects; odds and ends (esp in the phrase flotsam and jetsam)3. vagrants[C16: from Anglo-French floteson, from floter to float]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).[1600–10; < Anglo-French floteson, derivative of floter to float < Germanic; see float]flotsammaterial floating on the sea, especially debris or goods from ship-wrecks. Cf. jetsam.See also: ShipsFlotsam parts of wreckage of a ship or cargo found floating on the sea, 1607; of odds and ends, 1861. See also jetsam.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | flotsam - the floating wreckage of a shipjetsamwreckage - the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors" |
flotsamnoun debris, sweepings, rubbish, junk, wreckage, detritus, odds and ends, jetsam The water was full of flotsam and refuse.Translationsépaverelittirelitti galleggiantivagabondiflotsam
flotsam wreckage from a ship found floating flotsam[′flät·səm] (engineering) Floating articles, particularly those that are thrown overboard to lighten a vessel in distress. flotsam
FlotsamA name for the goods that float upon the sea when cast overboard for the safety of the ship or when a ship is sunk. Distinguished from jetsam (goods deliberately thrown over to lighten ship) and ligan (goods cast into the sea attached to a buoy). flotsam floating goods from a shipwreck. See JETSAM, LAGAN.Flotsam
FlotsamIn maritime law, property seen floating on the water after having been ejected from a ship involuntarily. Flotsam is usually the result of a shipwreck. Under maritime law, flotsam remains the property of its original owners, while jetsam, which is deliberately thrown overboard in an emergency, is the property of its finder.flotsam
Synonyms for flotsamnoun debrisSynonyms- debris
- sweepings
- rubbish
- junk
- wreckage
- detritus
- odds and ends
- jetsam
Synonyms for flotsamnoun the floating wreckage of a shipSynonymsRelated Words |