flotsam

Meaning

Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.

Synonyms

jetsam

flood debris

floatage

hoboes

vagrants

high water mark

debris

tide mark

driftwood

Translations

Treibgut

épave

relitti

destroços

pecio

drijfhout

vagabondi

relitto

pecios

ayaktakımı

serseriler

البقايا الطافية

ufak tefek şeyler

طفاو

Strandgut

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɒtsəm/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman floteson, from Old French flotaison (“a floating”), from floter (“to float”), of Germanic origin (See float.), + -aison, from Latin -atio.