flotsam

• Épaves ou objets flottants rejetés à la mer, ou plus généralement débris ou choses sans valeur.

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

indénombrable

1. Wreckage or debrisC1formal

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

   Épaves flottantes

   • 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.

   Synonymesdebrisdetritusjetsamwreckage

2. Useless or discarded itemsC1informal

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

   Objets flottants ou rejetés sans valeur

   • 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.

   Synonymesdebrisdetritusjetsamjunkodds and endsrefuserubbishtrashwaste