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Flotsam

Flotsam Meaning & Definition
Flotsam Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flotsam?

[n] the floating wreckage of a ship

Synonyms | Synonyms for Flotsam: jetsam

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See Also | wreckage

Flotsam In Webster's Dictionary

\Flot"sam\, Flotson \Flot"son\, n. [F. flotter to float. See {FFlotilla}, and cf. {Jetsam}.] (Law) Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in distinction from jetsam or jetson. --Blackstone.

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