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afloat [əˈfləʊt] ADJ

1. afloat also fig:

afloat

to be afloat

2. afloat (aboard):

afloat

3. afloat (out of debt):

afloat

afloat

4. afloat (flooded):

afloat

Usage examples with afloat

to set a boat afloat

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Then they were loaded onto a barge which required 600 goatskins and sheepskins to keep it afloat. en.wikipedia.org

And drivels seas to set it well afloat. en.wikipedia.org

After launching a rescue mission, the initial search party found the ferry afloat. en.wikipedia.org

The ferry was purchased for $1 million and had been plagued with problems, with $18 million having been spent over the years to keep it afloat. en.wikipedia.org

Several complained that waves from boats and downwash from a rescue helicopter hampered staying afloat with their heads out of the water. en.wikipedia.org

Each spring the channel had to be dredged and, toward the end of the shipping season, cargo size was reduced to keep the vessels afloat. en.wikipedia.org

She was the largest and longest liner afloat and would have been the largest ever had it not been for the of 1860. en.wikipedia.org

It received a cash injection from investors to keep it afloat the following month. en.wikipedia.org

Ship was abandoned but remained afloat although salvage was impracticable. en.wikipedia.org

Most floats that wash up, however, would have been afloat for 10 years. en.wikipedia.org

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