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flotsam

/ˈflɒtsəm/noun

उच्चारण फ़्लॉट्सम

(डूबे जहाज़ का) तैरता मलबा

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    parts of a ship or its cargo floating on the sea after a wreck

    (डूबे जहाज़ का) तैरता मलबा

    • Flotsam was washed up on the beach.
    • Rescuers searched through the flotsam.

    Synonyms wreckage debris

  2. 2

    [U] disapproving

    people who have no home or work and are rejected by society

    समाज से ठुकराए, बेघर लोग

    • the human flotsam of the big city
Idioms 1

flotsam and jetsam

things or people that are unwanted, useless or rejected

बेकार चीज़ें, कबाड़; ठुकराए हुए लोग

  • The attic was full of the flotsam and jetsam of family life.
  • The war left the flotsam and jetsam of humanity in the camps.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

wreckage debris

?Which word?

Do not confuse flotsam (wreckage floating on the sea) and jetsam (goods thrown overboard deliberately to lighten a ship).

Flotsam (समुद्र पर तैरता मलबा) और jetsam (जहाज़ हल्का करने के लिए जानबूझकर फेंका गया सामान) में भ्रम न करें।