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driftwood
(drift|wood)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdrɪftwʊd/
noun
[
mass noun
]
pieces of wood which are floating on the sea or have been washed ashore:
a fire made of driftwood
[
as modifier
]
:
beaches covered in driftwood logs
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