flotsam

English - Turkish

Definition of flotsam in English Turkish dictionary

{i} ıvır zıvır

{i} serseri

flotsam and jetsam denizde yüzen veya kıyıya vuran enkaz

devamlı bir işi veya evi olmayan kimseler

serseriler

ufak tefek şeyler

{i} yüzen sahipsiz eşya

{i} ayaktakımı

ayaktakım

{i} gemi enkazı

Related Terms

Flotsam and Jetsam

{i} ıvır zıvır

Flotsam and Jetsam

{i} serseri

Flotsam and Jetsam

{i} gemi enkazı

Flotsam and Jetsam

{i} yüzen sahipsiz eşya

Flotsam and Jetsam

{i} ayaktakımı

flotsam and jetsam

denizde yüzen veya kıyıya vuran şeyler

English - English

Definition of flotsam in English English dictionary

Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck

The wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea or washed ashore

Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; in distinction from jetsam or jetson

Floating debris

the floating wreckage of a ship

Flotsam is rubbish, for example bits of wood and plastic, that is floating on the sea or has been left by the sea on the shore. The water was full of flotsam and refuse

{i} floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo, floating debris

(1) Debris floating on the water surface (2) Also a fin on a whale

You can use flotsam and jetsam to refer to small or unimportant items that are found together, especially ones that have no connection with each other. cornflake packets, bottles, and all the flotsam and jetsam of the kitchen

Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk Floating refuse or debris

wreckage or discarded material e g garbage, found floating on the surface of the sea or washed up on the beach

Related Terms

flotsam and jetsam

People considered to be of little worth

The flotsam and jetsam of society were at the night club.

flotsam and jetsam

A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance

flotsam and jetsam

That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally)

flotsam and jetsam

The remains of a shipwreck still floating in water

Flotsam and Jetsam

{i} type of heavy metal rock band formed in 1983 in Phoenix (Arizona, USA)

Hyphenation

flot·sam

Turkish pronunciation

flätsım

Synonyms

cargo, castoffs, jetsam, junk, odds and ends, sea-drift, wreckage

Pronunciation

/ˈflätsəm/ /ˈflɑːtsəm/

Etymology

[ 'flät-s&m ] (noun.) circa 1607. Anglo-French floteson, from Old French floter to float, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English flotian to float, flota ship.