Definitions
Floating or staying on the surface of water.
Word origin
From a- + float.
Used in a sentence
“You have so little Brains, that a Penn’orth of Butter melted under ’um, would set ’um afloat:”
“[…] I went down to my Boat, got the Water out of her, and got her afloat, loaded all my Cargo in her, and then went Home again for more;”
“Oh why is heaven built so far, / Oh why is earth set so remote? / I cannot reach the nearest star / That hangs afloat.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Not sinking”6 letters
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