Meanings
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1
noun
wood carried along by a river, lake, or sea, or washed ashore by the water
They gathered dry driftwood from above the tide line for the fire.
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2
noun
pieces of weathered wood collected for decoration, craft, or fuel
The sculptor assembled the bird from driftwood found along the coast.
Thesaurus
Etymology
A compound of drift + wood. Drift is related to drive and originally referred to something driven or carried along. The word names timber transported by a current and later also the bleached, weathered material gathered from shores for fuel, decoration, or art.