driftwood
noun
drift·wood
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Definition of driftwood
1
: wood drifted or floated by water
2
: flotsam sense 2
Examples of driftwood in a Sentence
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Decades ago, being stuck in gridlock on Interstate 80 near the Bay Bridge carried a touch of whimsy, thanks to art created from driftwood along the Emeryville mudlfats. — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, "Remembering Emeryville’s mudflat art — and why the mud won out," 28 Aug. 2019 Simms based his calculations on observations of modern driftwood to surmise how long ancient logs could have stayed afloat, even encrusted by crinoids. — Raleigh Mcelvery, Smithsonian, "Ancient Sea Life May Have Hitched Across Oceans on Giant Living Rafts," 12 Aug. 2019 Beal’s castle was a hallucinatory, improbable cascade of car bumpers, endless Busch beer cans, plaster of Paris archways embedded with abalone shells and dolls, rusted car wheels and driftwood. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Crystal Cathedral, the original evangelical megachurch, has a conversion to Catholicism," 21 July 2019 Available in six color options, including white, black, silver, brown, bronze, and driftwood, the Minka-Aire will satisfy any home designer in terms of its stylish looks. — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, "The 8 Best Ceiling Fans for Silent Yet Powerful Airflow," 19 Aug. 2019 His first attempt at a baguette resembled gnarled driftwood. — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, "He quit his desk job, now his Alabama bakery is rising," 1 Aug. 2019 South African artist Beezy Bailey was commissioned to gather driftwood on the island; the resulting Tinker Bell–inspired sculpture now hangs over the sitting room fireplace. — Gisela Williams, ELLE Decor, "An Idyllic Hotel on a Remote Island Off Scotland That Inspired Peter Pan," 1 July 2019 For centuries before that, people generally stayed out of the ocean except for practical reasons, like fishing to feed their families and collecting driftwood to feed their fireplaces. — Neil Swidey, BostonGlobe.com, "We’re afraid of sharks. But maybe we’re not afraid enough.," 9 July 2019 Richard Serra, whose family lived a couple of houses away from the di Suveros, in the Sunset District, remembers di Suvero making structures out of driftwood and detritus scavenged from the beach. — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, "Will Los Angeles Lose a Beloved Piece of Public Art?," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'driftwood.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for driftwood
driftwood
noun
English Language Learners Definition of driftwood
: wood that is floating in water or carried to the shore by water
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driftwood
noun
drift·wood
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Kids Definition of driftwood
: wood carried by water