"flotsam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈflɒtsəm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flotsam.wav Forms: flotsams [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒtsəm Etymology: From Anglo-Norman floteson, from Old French flotaison (“a floating”), from floter (“to float”), of Germanic origin (See float.), + -aison, from Latin -atio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|floteson}} Anglo-Norman floteson, {{der|en|fro|flotaison||a floating}} Old French flotaison (“a floating”), {{der|en|la|-atio}} Latin -atio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flotsam (countable and uncountable, plural flotsams)
  1. Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: floatsam, floatsome [dialectal], flotson [dated] Derived forms: flotsam and jetsam Related terms: lagan, jetsam, derelict, salvage Translations (flotsam): 废料 (fèiliào) (Chinese Mandarin), drivgods [neuter] (Danish), drijfhout [neuter] (Dutch), veek [neuter] (Dutch), flosaĵo (Esperanto), reki [masculine] (Faroese), ajelehtiva hylkytavara (Finnish), épave [feminine] (French), débris [masculine, plural, singular] (French), Treibgut [neuter] (German), relitto [masculine] (Italian), pārāriki (Maori), paratai (Maori), rozbilina [feminine] (Polish), destroços (Portuguese), обло́мки (oblómki) [masculine, plural] (Russian), murrag [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), pecio [masculine] (Spanish), drivgods [neuter] (Swedish), broc môr [masculine] (Welsh)

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