flot·sam 
/ˈflɑ:tsəm/ noun
/ˈflɑ:tsəm/ noun [noncount] : floating pieces, parts, etc., from a ship that has been wrecked
▪ flotsam washed up on the shore — often used figuratively ▪ bits of flotsam gathered from yard sales ▪ human flotsam [=people who have no home or who have been forced to leave their homes] — often used in the phrase flotsam and jetsam ▪ He spends a lot of time sorting through the flotsam and jetsam that come(s) across his desk each day. — compare jetsam
▪ flotsam washed up on the shore — often used figuratively ▪ bits of flotsam gathered from yard sales ▪ human flotsam [=people who have no home or who have been forced to leave their homes] — often used in the phrase flotsam and jetsam ▪ He spends a lot of time sorting through the flotsam and jetsam that come(s) across his desk each day. — compare jetsam
