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Word of the Day - Flotsam


How to pronounce flotsam
How to pronounce flotsam

Flotsam – f l oh t s ax m




Floating ship wreckage

I found the old bottle floating in the flotsam

Definition 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:


How to Pronounce Flotsam



Synonyms for flotsam on Thesaurus.com

cargo, jetsam, junk, wreckage, castoffs, odds and ends, sea-drift


Dictionary Entries near flotsam

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

First known use

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


Word of the Day - Flotsam
Word of the Day - Flotsam

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