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driftwood

[drift-wood] / ˈdrɪftˌwʊd /


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Then they spend hours gliding downstream past scenery that might as well be a Northern California highlight reel: vineyards, redwood forests and eventually a beach scene full of driftwood and sea stacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

There were other beautiful sculptures made from driftwood by James Doran-Wood.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Soldiers and police had helped clear the debris and driftwood.

From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025

Elsewhere, a gravel beach with dune plantings, driftwood logs and boulders defines the western edge where the landscape meets Puget Sound.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2024

The navigator peers down from his bunk above mine, not seeming to care that the ship is about to be shredded into driftwood by the enraged sea.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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