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afloat Definition

afloat (ə flōt)

adjective, adverb

  1. floating freely; not grounded; esp., floating on the surface; not sinking
  2. on board ship; at sea
  3. flooded the lower deck is afloat
  4. drifting about
  5. in circulation; current rumors are afloat
  6. free of trouble, debt, etc., esp. with effort he kept the business afloat

afloat Synonyms

afloat

modif.

adrift, drifting, floating, unfastened, loose, untied, unfixed, on the seas, at sea, on board ship, sailing, seaworthy, flooded, on the high seas, in service, commissioned.

Antonyms ashore*, docked, beached.

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?

—Clough, Arthur Hugh

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