driftwood /ˈdɹɪftwʊd/ noun2 •Floating wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.Every wave on the Atlantic was like a dead seagull dragging its driftwood artillery from horizon to horizon. — 1967 •Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.Commonly the bear makes a stand in driftwood on a bank, or on a log that has fallen into or across a stream. — 1915 formsdriftwoods