driftwood
Floating wood that drifts with the current of a body of waterFloating wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
» Tom found an interesting piece of driftwood on the beach.
Tom fand am Strand ein interessantes Stück Treibholz.
Meaning
2 senses(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
(uncountable, usually)Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.
Treibholz
плавникplavnik
Examples
5 sentencesTom found an interesting piece of driftwood on the beach.
deTom fand am Strand ein interessantes Stück Treibholz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This lamp stand is made from driftwood.
They made a raft by lashing pieces of driftwood together with vines.
The storm washed up a lot of driftwood on the beach again.
deDer Sturm hat wieder allerhand Treibholz auf dem Strand hinterlassen. — raggione
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
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Forms
plural: driftwoodsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable