Meaning Of The Word Flotsam

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flotsam
uncountable noun: Flotsam is rubbish, for example bits of wood and plastic, that is floating on the sea or has been left by the sea on the shore.
uncountable noun: You can use flotsam to refer to people who do not have homes or jobs and perhaps have had to leave their own country.

flotsam in American English
the wreckage of a ship or its cargo floating at sea
noun: the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water

flotsam in British English
noun: wreckage from a ship found floating

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