flotsam in English
- flotsam⇄expr. flotsam and jetsam,
a. wreckage or cargo found floating on the sea or washed ashore.
Ex. To the Lord High Admiral belongs ... a share of all lawful prizes, lagan, flotsam and jetsam (John Chamberlayne).
b. (Figurative.) odds and - flotsam⇄flotsam, noun.
the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea. Legally it belongs to the original owner, though finders may claim salvage.