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flotsam [ˈflɒtsəm, Am ˈflɑ:t-] N no pl

flotsam

пла́вающие обло́мки мн корабля́

flotsam and jetsam

вся́кая вся́чина

flotsam and jetsam

Usage examples with flotsam

flotsam and jetsam

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Over the next three days searchers looked for survivors but could only find flotsam and eventually, six bodies. en.wikipedia.org

A molid in need of cleaning will locate a patch of floating algae or flotsam that is home to half moon perch. en.wikipedia.org

Before anyone realized that they were firing upon an innocuous piece of flotsam, a tragic accident occurred. en.wikipedia.org

They may have arrived with flotsam after storms further west, or accidentally or deliberately (as food) been introduced by prehistoric seafarers. en.wikipedia.org

It occurs when a smear of celestial flotsam converged behind the crescent moon of early autumn. en.wikipedia.org

The convergence zones associated with internal wave troughs often accumulate oils and flotsam that occasionally progress shoreward with the slicks. en.wikipedia.org

Many animals that live on or in the sea consume flotsam by mistake, as it often looks similar to their natural prey. en.wikipedia.org

Separate upstream pilings were used as protective barriers against flotsam and possible attacks while guard towers protected the entries. en.wikipedia.org

The house museum exhibits archival materials including an 18-minute long movie, war photographs, military equipment, flags, military uniforms, flotsam and jetsam. en.wikipedia.org

Eighty people were in the lifeboat the rest clung to flotsam or floated in the sea. en.wikipedia.org

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