flotsam
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flotsam
- /ˈflɒtsəm/ UK
- /ˈflɑtsəm/ US
Rhymes with -ɒtsəm
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman floteson, from Old French flotaison (“a floating”), from floter (“to float”), of Germanic origin (See float.), + -aison, from Latin -atio.
noun flotsams · floatsam · floatsome · flotson
- Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck. WORF: Sensors beginning to pick up small objects, sir. PICARD: On screen. RIKER: Doesn't look natural. PICARD: Agreed. Enlarge and identify. WORF: It looks like debris from a space vessel of some kind. RIKER: It could be one of those ships that was orbiting Dytallix. LA FORGE: We are in close proxim
Translations
Talk about this word "flotsam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flotsam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flotsam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flotsam "flotsam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flotsam.Cite this
@misc{flotsam_2026,
title = {flotsam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flotsam},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
