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flotsam

flotsam

Danh từ

This term is most frequently paired with "jetsam" in the phrase "flotsam and jetsam." While technically distinct in maritime law—flotsam refers to goods floating from a ship, whereas jetsam refers to goods deliberately thrown overboard—in common modern usage, the two are used interchangeably to describe any collection of floating wreckage or debris.

When used metaphorically, the word carries a connotation of worthlessness or abandonment. It describes the remnants of a life, a relationship, or a project that have been left behind and have lost their original purpose, evoking a sense of clutter, decay, or emotional residue.

Ý nghĩa

Danh từflotsam

Floating debris from a shipwreck, especially that which is not caused by the breaking of the ship but is simply floating on the water.

The beach was littered with flotsam and jetsam after the storm.

Danh từflotsam

Useless or discarded objects that have accumulated in a particular place.

The garage was filled with the flotsam of a twenty-year marriage.

Ví dụ

The beach was littered with flotsam after the great storm.

The beach was littered with flotsam after the great storm.

Travel

Look at all this flotsam washing up on the shore.

Look at all this flotsam washing up on the shore.

The coast guard spotted bits of flotsam drifting in the current.

The coast guard spotted bits of flotsam drifting in the current.

My desk is just a collection of office flotsam like old staples and dried up pens.

My desk is just a collection of office flotsam like old staples and dried up pens.

Office

I wonder if this piece of flotsam came from that sunken galleon.

I wonder if this piece of flotsam came from that sunken galleon.

History

The attic was filled with the flotsam of a lifetime of hoarding.

The attic was filled with the flotsam of a lifetime of hoarding.

We found some interesting flotsam while walking along the coastline.

We found some interesting flotsam while walking along the coastline.

Travel

Just more flotsam and jetsam from the wreck.

Just more flotsam and jetsam from the wreck.

Detective

The river carried a steady stream of urban flotsam toward the sea.

The river carried a steady stream of urban flotsam toward the sea.

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