driftwood

English
A beach on the West Coast of New Zealand covered by driftwood.
Driftwood provides a perch for a bald eagle on Fir Island, Washington.
Driftwood sculpture of a horse by artist Heather Jansch at the Eden Project.

Alternative forms
  • drift wood
  • drift-wood

Etymology

drift +‎ wood

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɹɪftwʊd/
  • Audio (southern England)(file)

Noun

driftwood (usually uncountable, plural driftwoods)

  1. A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
  2. Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.

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