noun · Nature

driftwood

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The meaning (definition) of the word driftwood

bits of wood washed onto the beach by the sea

The word driftwood used in a sentence

We found driftwood on the beach and made a fort.

How the word driftwood is said around the world

Frenchbois flotté (bwah flawtay)
Spanishmadera flotante (mahthayrah flohtahntay)
Mandarin浮木 (fú mù)
Hindiबहती लकड़ी (buhtee lukree)
Arabicالخشب الطافي (ahlkhahshahb ahtahfee)
Russianкоряги (koriagi)
Portuguese (EU)madeira à deriva (muhdayr ah dayreevuh)
Portuguese (BR)madeira à deriva (mahdayr ah dayreeva)
Japanese流木 (ryuuboku)
GermanTreibholz (tryphawlts)
Urduبہتی لکڑی (bahtee lukree)
Punjabiਡ੍ਰਿਫਟਵੁੱਡ (dripuhtuhvuud)
Korean표류목 (pyoryumog)
Hebrewעץ סחף
Greekπαρασυρόμενο ξύλο (parasuromeno xulo)
Dutchdrijfhout (dreifhuuut)
Tagalognaanod na kahoy (nahnohd nah kahohy)
Vietnamesegỗ trôi (ghoh chohy)
Turkishsürüklenmiş ağaç parçaları (sewrerklanmish ahch pahrchahlahru)
Persianچوب شناور (choob shaynahvahr)
Polishdrewno dryfujące (drevnaw drifooyawntse)
Ukrainianплавник (plavnyk)
Bengaliভাসমান কাঠ (bahshawmahn kaht)
Swedishdrivved (dreevuhd)
Italianlegno alla deriva (laynynyoh ahllah dayreevah)

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