Definition of afloat Afloat
/ʌflowˈt/ - [uflowt] - a•float
We found 14 definitions of afloat from 8 different sources.
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| afloat - borne on the water; floating | ||
| aground stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float; "a ship aground offshore"; "a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it" | ||
| adrift afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift" | ||
| floating borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed" | ||
| afloat - covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" | ||
| awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing | ||
| afloat - aimlessly drifting | ||
| adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected | ||
| purposeless not evidencing any purpose or goal | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- afloat (adv. & a.)
Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. - afloat (adv. & a.)
Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat. - afloat (adv. & a.)
Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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afloat
Who or what floats, without touching the bottom.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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afloat
a-flōt′, adv. or adj. floating: at sea: unfixed: in circulation
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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afloat
(à flot, Fr.) floating on the surface of the water: a ship is said to be afloat when there is a volume of water under her bottom of sufficient depth to buoy her up from the ground.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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afloat
Borne up and supported by the water; buoyed clear of the ground; also used for being on board ship.
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