Definition of "driftwood" [drift•wood]

• Wood floating in or washed up by a body of water. (noun)

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• "He has since gone on to become a renowned silversmith, and my mother has gone on to live with the risen Christ, but I think of that creche ... truth and reality shine through that night, even in driftwood and stone."
• "This patch of garden is so difficult to grow things in, the driftwood was a good addition."
• "It is just to explain the lack of clarity in the image showing the driftwood, which is attached with copper wire to a metal electrical conduit pipe found under the garage deck."