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(nautical) The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (nautical) The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.
  • (nautical) That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).
  • (figuratively) A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.
  • (figuratively) People considered to be of little worth.

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