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afloat

[uh-floht]

adverb

  1. floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition.

    The ship was set afloat.

  2. on board a ship, boat, raft, etc.; at sea.

    cargo afloat and ashore.

  3. covered with water; flooded; awash.

    The main deck was afloat.

  4. moving without being guided or controlled; drifting.

  5. passing from place to place; in circulation.

    A rumor is afloat.

  6. free of major trouble, especially financially solvent.

    to keep a venture afloat.



afloat

/ əˈڱəʊ /

adjective

  1. floating

  2. aboard ship; at sea

  3. covered with water; flooded

  4. aimlessly drifting

    afloat in a sea of indecision

  5. in circulation; afoot

    nasty rumours were afloat

  6. free of debt; solvent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • half-afloat adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of afloat1

before 1000; Middle English, Old English on flote. See a- 1, float
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Just 2% of the population keep the nation's blood stocks afloat by donating regularly, the body said.

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While each was struggling to keep themselves afloat, they also had the added fear of not knowing what was happening to the other, as they disappeared from each other's view.

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In less than a week, she was able to raise $10,000 to keep her business afloat.

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But that was not enough to keep the business afloat.

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The economic crunch has meant that some companies have had to downsize to keep afloat in the face of rising operating costs, pushing young people like Mr Maxwell into an already saturated labour market.

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