FLOTSAM


Meaning of FLOTSAM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flɒtsəm ]

1.

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.

The water was full of flotsam and refuse.

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2.

You can use flotsam and jetsam to refer to small or unimportant items that are found together, especially ones that have no connection with each other.

...cornflake packets, bottles, and all the flotsam and jetsam of the kitchen.

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