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driftwood

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drift·wood  (drftwd)
n.
Wood floating in or washed up by a body of water.
driftwood [ˈdrɪftˌwʊd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) wood floating on or washed ashore by the sea or other body of water
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.driftwooddriftwood - wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Translations
driftwood [ˈdrɪftwʊd] N → madera f de deriva
driftwood [ˈdrɪftwʊd] n → bois m flotté
driftwood [ˈdrɪftwud] n → legno portato dalla corrente
driftwood [ˈdrɪftwud] n → legno portato dalla corrente


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A NEGRO in a boat, gathering driftwood, saw a sleeping Alligator, and, thinking it was a log, fell to estimating the number of shingles it would make for his new cabin.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The river was coming up pretty fast, and lots of driftwood going by on the rise.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context
Then there will be huts to build and driftwood to gather.
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