AFLOAT

afloat

(adjective) borne on the water; floating

afloat, adrift(p), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected

(adjective) aimlessly drifting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

afloat (not comparable)

floating

Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded.

Out at sea.

Making successful progress under one's own steam.

Source: Wiktionary


A*float", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + float.]

1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. On such a full sea are we now afloat. Shak.

2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.

3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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