Thesaurus: afloat

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1. adv. & a. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
2. adv. & a. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
3. adv. & a. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
4. adj. aimlessly drifting
5. adj. borne on the water; floating
6. adj. covered with water
7. 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.
8. j:100 a. borne on the water; floating s. covered with water