Flotsam

  • 11flotsam — noun Etymology: Anglo French floteson, from floter to float, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flotian to float, flota ship Date: circa 1607 1. floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly floating debris 2. a. a floating population… …

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  • 12flotsam — flot|sam [ˈflɔtsəm US ˈfla: ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Anglo French; Origin: floteson, from Old French floter to float ] 1.) broken pieces of wood and other things from a wrecked ship, floating in the sea or scattered on the shore ▪ He would… …

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  • 13flotsam — /flot seuhm/, n. 1. the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Cf. jetsam, lagan. 2. material or refuse floating on water. 3. useless or unimportant items; odds and ends. 4. a vagrant, penniless population: the… …

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  • 14flotsam — See flotsam, jetsam …

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  • 15flotsam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wreckage, refuse, odds and ends. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. debris, floating wreckage, refuse, flotsam and jetsam; see trash 1 , wreckage . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. wreckage …

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  • 16flotsam — [ flɒts(ə)m] noun wreckage found floating on the sea. Compare with jetsam. Phrases flotsam and jetsam useless or discarded objects. Origin C17: from Anglo Norman Fr. floteson, from floter to float …

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  • 17flotsam — noun (U) 1 broken pieces of wood, plastic etc from a wrecked ship floating in the sea or scattered on the shore compare jetsam 2 also flotsam and jet.sam / .. . ../ people who do not have jobs or homes …

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  • 18flotsam — noun search and salvage crews are gathering flotsam by the boatfuls Syn: wreckage, cargo, remains; debris, detritus, waste, dross, refuse, scrap, trash, garbage, rubbish; informal dreck, junk …

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  • 19flotsam — n. wreckage found floating. Phrases and idioms: flotsam and jetsam 1 odds and ends; rubbish. 2 vagrants etc. Etymology: AF floteson f. floter FLOAT …

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  • 20Flotsam & Jetsam — Flotsam and Jetsam Gründung 1981 Genre Speed Metal / Thrash Metal Gründungsmitglieder Gesang: Eric A.K. Gitarre: Edward Carlson, Michael Gilbert Bass: Jason Newsted Schlagzeug: Kelly David Smith …

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