driftwood
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driftwood (ˈdrɪftˌwʊd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| wood floating on or washed ashore by the sea or other body of water | |
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Driftwood
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Example sentences
In the lobby area, driftwood, brickwork and original art set the tone.
Now, change the situation and put a small driftwood on that same ocean.
Turn a scavenged piece of driftwood found shore-side into an organic modern entryway rack.
Visitors comb the sands for gnarled bits of driftwood and abalone shells, check out the tide pools and hike the wooded areas.
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