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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Flot"sam\, Flotson \Flot"son\, n. [F. flotter to float.
See {FFlotilla}, and cf. {Jetsam}.] (Law)
Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in
distinction from jetsam or jetson. --Blackstone.
| Pronunciation: | 'flâtsum | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the floating wreckage of a ship | ||
| Synonyms: | jetsam | ||
| See Also: | wreckage | ||
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| Definition: | \Flot"sam\, Flotson \Flot"son\, n. [F. flotter to float.
See {FFlotilla}, and cf. {Jetsam}.] (Law)
Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in
distinction from jetsam or jetson. --Blackstone.
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