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flotsam

/ˈflɒt.səm/

/ˈflɑːt.səm/

Translations

flotsamadjective

/ˈflɒt.səm/

/ˈflɑːt.səm/

Used attributively before another noun to indicate something made of, consisting of, or resembling flotsam.

Synonyms

flotsamnoun

The beach was covered with flotsam after the storm.

Пляж был покрыт обломками после шторма.

плавучий мусор

The fishermen collected flotsam from the sea to keep the waters clean.

Рыбаки собирали плавучий мусор из моря, чтобы поддерживать чистоту вод.

Additional translations

морской мусор

плавающие обломки

Synonyms

flotsamadjective

Made of, consisting of, or resembling flotsam; improvised from discarded or drifted debris.

The artist displayed a flotsam installation built entirely from beach rubbish.

flotsamnoun

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

After the storm, the beach was littered with flotsam from the shipwreck.

People or things that have been rejected and are regarded as worthless.

The old warehouse was filled with the flotsam of forgotten projects and discarded ideas.