the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam , lagan .

material or refuse floating on water.

useless or unimportant items; odds and ends.

a vagrant, penniless population

the flotsam of the city slums in medieval Europe.

noun

cargo , castoffs , jetsam , junk , odds and ends , sea-drift , wreckagenotes:flotsam are goods floating on the sea (french floter) and jetsam are things thrown into the sea (short for jettison , from french jeter)