Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Floating wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.

    Treibholz

    плавникplavnik

    wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore

  2. (uncountable, usually)Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.

    Treibholz

    плавникplavnik

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Tom found an interesting piece of driftwood on the beach.

    deTom fand am Strand ein interessantes Stück Treibholz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. This lamp stand is made from driftwood.

  3. They made a raft by lashing pieces of driftwood together with vines.

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  4. The storm washed up a lot of driftwood on the beach again.

    deDer Sturm hat wieder allerhand Treibholz auf dem Strand hinterlassen. — raggione

  5. The storm has washed up a lot of driftwood on the beach again.

    deDer Sturm hat wieder allerhand Treibholz auf dem Strand hinterlassen. — raggione

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
floating piece(s) of wood:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
floating piece(s) of wood:

Forms

plural: driftwoods

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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