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flotsam

noun

/ˈflɒtsəm/

Meaning

Floating debris from a shipwreck or things discarded and left floating.

The beach was littered with flotsam after the storm.

flotsam and jetsam

debris, wreckage, refuse, waste

treasure, valuables

flotsam and jetsam, sea flotsam, floating flotsam

The ability to judge well; good judgment and understanding.

a person invested with full power to act on behalf of another, especially in diplomacy

An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong; an error

a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like

A state of complete disorder and confusion.

The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done; practicality.