driftwood

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These are usually of driftwood, which is brought by the ocean currents from the Yukon.

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  • Soon the yellowed sea and the packed driftwood were all aglow. —  008 - The Sargasso Ogre
  • But easterly winds always bring driftwood, as well as famine. —  Hornblower’s Charitable Offering
  • The swift current pushed the flat with Crockett on it under the driftwood, and as he struggled to get out of the cabin hatch, the water came pouring in. —  Three Roads to Alamo
  • They searched the shoreline for driftwood, and came up with assorted branches and trunks. —  Rings of Ice
  • The Spaniards were able to make a fire of driftwood, and boil some shell-fish, which they found on shore, and they wisely spent the heat of the day crouching in the shade of the rocks, and put off their departure until the evening. —  Christopher Columbus, entire
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/ˈdrɪftwəd/
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