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- [flot-suh m]
- /ˈflɒt səm/
- /ˈflɒt.səm/
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- [flot-suh m]
- /ˈflɒt səm/
Definitions of flotsam word
- noun flotsam the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan. 1
- noun flotsam material or refuse floating on water. 1
- noun flotsam useless or unimportant items; odds and ends. 1
- noun flotsam a vagrant, penniless population: the flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe. 1
- noun flotsam The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea. 1
- noun flotsam floating debris 1
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Origin of flotsam
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Anglo-French floteson, derivative of floter to float < Old English flotian
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Parts of speech for Flotsam
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flotsam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
flotsam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flotsam
noun flotsam
- cargo — The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying.
- junk — narcotics, especially heroin.
- wreckage — act of wrecking; state of being wrecked.
- odds and ends — miscellaneous items, matters, etc.
- jetsam — goods cast overboard deliberately, as to lighten a vessel or improve its stability in an emergency, which sink where jettisoned or are washed ashore.
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