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 Definitions of flotsam  [ˈflɒt səm]  

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Definition of 'flotsam' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) flotsam
the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water.

2.  flotsam
refuse floating on water.

3.  flotsam
useless or unimportant items; odds and ends.

4.  flotsam
a vagrant population.

Etymology:  (1600–10; < AF floteson, der. of floter to float < Gmc; see float)

Definition of 'flotsam' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) flotsam, jetsam
the floating wreckage of a ship


Definition of 'flotsam' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) flotsam
alt. of Flotson



'flotsam' - Nearby Entries  

flotation  flotation device  flotilla  flotsam  flounce  flounder  flour beetle  



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