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FLOTSAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flotsam mean?
• FLOTSAM (noun)
The noun FLOTSAM has 1 sense:
1. the floating wreckage of a ship
Familiarity information: FLOTSAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The floating wreckage of a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flotsam; jetsam
Hypernyms ("flotsam" is a kind of...):
wreckage (the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked)
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