driftwood

noun

drift·​wood ˈdrift-ˌwu̇d 

1

: wood drifted or floated by water

2

: flotsam sense 2

Examples of driftwood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In one of those cases, barge workers found a man in the Ohio River in May 1960, entangled in driftwood. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, in Bar Sur, regional maker Cata Flaño contributed a massive mixed-media mural combining watercolors with local peat, driftwood, and historical navigation charts marked at 55 degrees south. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

So Sabas worked around a violet accord with a spearmint extract and a driftwood accord. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

His goal is to teach more young people to make driftwood art. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for driftwood

• allgood
• basswood
• beechwood
• bellwood
• birchwood
• boxwood
• boyhood
• brushwood
• childhood
• cordwood
• dogwood
• falsehood

Kids Definition

driftwood

noun

drift·​wood ˈdrift-ˌwu̇d 

: wood drifted or floated by water