flotsam

One entry found for flotsam.

Main Entry: flot·sam
Pronunciation: 'flät-s&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French floteson, from floter to float, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flotian to float, flota ship
1 : floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly : floating debris
2 a : a floating population (as of emigrants or castaways) <human flotsam> b : miscellaneous or unimportant material <a notebook filled with flotsam and jetsam> c : DEBRIS, REMAINS <the village...built on the flotsam of war -- Stan Sesser>