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Princeton's WordNet

  1. flotsam, jetsamnoun

    the floating wreckage of a ship

Wiktionary

  1. flotsamnoun

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

  2. Etymology: From floteson, from flotaison, from floter, of Germanic origin (See float.), + -aison, from -atio

Wikipedia

  1. flotsam

    In maritime law, flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelict are specific kinds of shipwreck. The words have specific nautical meanings, with legal consequences in the law of admiralty and marine salvage. A shipwreck is defined as the remains of a ship that has been wrecked—a destroyed ship at sea, whether it has sunk or is floating on the surface of the water.

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  1. flotsam

    Flotsam refers to debris or pieces of wreckage from a ship or its cargo that are found floating or washed ashore. It can also generally refer to any unwanted or discarded items or material.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flotsamnoun

    alt. of Flotson

Wikidata

  1. Flotsam

    Flotsam is a children's picture book written and illustrated by David Wiesner. Published by Clarion/Houghton Mifflin in 2006, it was the 2007 winner of the Caldecott Medal. Flotsam is the recipient of David Wiesner's 3rd Caldecott Medal. The book contains illustrations of underwater life with no text to accompany them.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Flotsam

    flot′sam, n. goods lost by shipwreck, and found floating on the sea (see Jetsam). [Anglo-Fr. floteson (Fr. flottaison)—O. Fr. floter, to float.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. flotsam

    In legal phraseology, is the place where shipwrecked goods continue to float and become derelict property. Sometimes spelled flotson.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of flotsam in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of flotsam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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