driftwood

[ drift-woo d ]

/ ˈdrɪftˌwʊd /

wood floating on a body of water or cast ashore by it.

such wood adapted for use in interior decoration.

of, relating to, or made of driftwood: a driftwood lamp.

Origin of driftwood

First recorded in 1605–15; drift + wood¹

The only training BP has provided for the public is to teach us how to safely pick up trash and driftwood from our own beaches.

Voices From the Gulf |The Daily Beast |May 3, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Driftwood was collected, pits were dug and roofed, and provisions were brought from the ship.

Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait |Peter Lauridsen
There was plenty of driftwood all around, and after supper we built up the largest camp-fire we had ever had.

The Voyage of the Rattletrap |Hayden Carruth
He stood up in his canoe and searched eagerly among the driftwood.

The Doctor |Ralph Connor

A driftwood drawbridge bridged the moat, guarded by lead soldiers in Boznovian uniform.

Quick Action |Robert W. Chambers
There was an utter lack of fuel on the island, so Ned and Randy paddled to shore and loaded their canoes with driftwood.

Canoe Boys and Campfires |William Murray Graydon

driftwood

/ (ˈdrɪftˌwʊd) /

wood floating on or washed ashore by the sea or other body of water