flotsam

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A noun referring to the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea, or more generally, discarded or useless items.

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1. Wreckage or debris C1 formal

   The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea.

   • The beach was covered with flotsam after the storm.
   • The sailors collected flotsam from the sunken vessel.
   • Flotsam and jetsam are often washed ashore together.

   🌐حطام عائم

   المرادفات: debrisdetritusjetsamwreckage

2. Useless or discarded items C1 informal

   People or things that are considered worthless or have been discarded.

   • The attic was full of flotsam from decades past.
   • He collected flotsam from the flea market for his art project.
   • The city's streets were littered with flotsam after the parade.

   🌐خُرْدَة

   المرادفات: debrisdetritusjetsamjunkodds and endsrefuserubbishtrashwaste

• flotsams plural form
• flotsams' possessive plural form
• flotsam's possessive singular form