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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | floating debris |
| Synonyms: | cargo, castoffs, jetsam, junk, odds and ends, sea-drift, wreckage |
| Notes: | flotsam are goods floating on the sea (French floter) and jetsam are things thrown into the sea (short for jettison, from French jeter) |
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