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
| French | bois flotté (bwah flaw-TAY) |
| Spanish | madera flotante (mah-THAY-rah floh-TAHN-tay) |
| Mandarin | 浮木 (foo moo) |
| Hindi | बहती लकड़ी (BU-h-tee LUK-ree) |
| Arabic | الخشب الطافي (ahl-KHAH-shahb ah-TAH-fee) |
| Russian | коряги (ku-RYAH-gyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | madeira à deriva (muh-DAYR ah day-REE-vuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | madeira à deriva (mah-DAYR ah day-REE-va) |
| Japanese | 流木 (ryowbohku) |
| German | Treibholz (TRYP-hawlts) |
| Urdu | بہتی لکڑی (BAH-tee LUK-ree) |
| Punjabi | ਡ੍ਰਿਫਟਵੁੱਡ (DRI-puh-tuh-vuud) |
| Korean | 표류목 (PYOHR-yoo-mohg) |
| Hebrew | עץ סחף |
| Greek | παρασυρόμενο ξύλο (pah-rah-see-ROH-may-noh KSEE-loh) |
| Dutch | drijfhout (DREIF-huuut) |
| Tagalog | naanod na kahoy (nahnohd nah KAH-ohy) |
| Vietnamese | gỗ trôi (ghoh chohy) |
| Turkish | sürüklenmiş ağaç parçaları (sew-rerk-lan-MISH ahch pahr-chah-lah-RU) |
| Persian | چوب شناور (choob shay-NAH-vahr) |
| Polish | drewno dryfujące (DREV-naw dri-foo-YAWN-tse) |
| Ukrainian | плавник (plahv-NIK) |
| Bengali | ভাসমান কাঠ (BAH-shaw-mahn kaht) |
| Swedish | drivved (DREE-vuhd) |
| Italian | legno alla deriva (LAYNY-nyoh ahl-lah day-REE-vah) |
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