flotsam

• Существительное, обозначающее обломки корабля или его груза, плавающие в море, или, в более общем смысле, выброшенные или бесполезные предметы.

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

неисчисляемое

1. Wreckage or debrisC1formal

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

   Обломки

   • 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.

   Синонимыdebrisdetritusjetsamwreckage

2. Useless or discarded itemsC1informal

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

   Хлам

   • 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.

   Синонимыdebrisdetritusjetsamjunkodds and endsrefuserubbishtrashwaste