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 2023, a woman walking along Rio Del Mar State Beach near Santa Cruz spotted a foot-long object that looked like a piece of driftwood. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The fireplace base can be customized with faux logs, crystals or driftwood. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

The better move was to just sit on a piece of driftwood on the beach for a couple hours, and… wait it out. — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026

The new fragrance was created by the perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui, with a top note of bergamot, a heart of sea salt and a base of driftwood accord. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 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