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flotage definition

flo·tage (flōt′ij)

noun

  1. the act, condition, or power of floating
  2. anything that floats; esp., floating debris; flotsam

Etymology: < float, v. + -age, after OFr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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