afloat
afloat
Definition
afloat (ə flōt′)
adjective, adverb
- floating freely; not grounded; esp., floating on the surface; not sinking
- on board ship; at sea
- flooded the lower deck is afloat
- drifting about
- in circulation; current rumors are afloat
- free of trouble, debt, etc., esp. with effort he kept the business afloat
afloat
Synonyms
afloat
modif.
Antonyms
afloat
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- live: There is an excellent guide ' Living Afloat ' written by the Residential Boat Owners Association, which costs £ 7.50.
- get: Getting Afloat Some points to consider when buying a boat.
- keep: Keeping Afloat The big issue in all of this discussion is sustainability.
Noun used with modifier
- Viking: Just above the lock is the boatyard of J D Boat Services which is also a Viking Afloat hire base.
- float: Action note public static int round( float aFloat ) The int value of the float value aFloat.
- life: Life Afloat Our Dream Come True: A blog of the building of Narrowboat Hadar, and life aboard Misty Lady while waiting.
- luxury: Luxury Afloat: Blithe Spirit is a beautiful 58 ' semi traditional narrowboat for self drive river and canal holidays.
- lady: Ladies Afloat was launched seven years ago by Pat Berry and was initially a group of 20 women.
- safety: Safety Afloat © will shortly be providing risk assessment services to the travel industry particularly in the field of excursions and holidays.
afloat Quotes
Afloat.We move: Delicious! Ah, What else is like the gondola?
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