afloat
floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition: The ship was set afloat.
on board a ship, boat, raft, etc.; at sea: cargo afloat and ashore.
covered with water; flooded; awash: The main deck was afloat.
moving without being guided or controlled; drifting.
passing from place to place; in circulation: A rumor is afloat.
free of major trouble, especially financially solvent: to keep a venture afloat.
Origin of afloat
1Other words from afloat
- half-a·float, adjective
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How to use afloat in a sentence
She won her last race by a large margin, she has a fairly moderate voting record, Maine only barely voted for Clinton in 2016, and experts continue to rate the race as a toss-up, all factors that help keep her afloat in our Classic and Deluxe models.
Democrats Are Slight Favorites To Take Back The Senate | Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com) | September 18, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThe largest component of that aid, the $660 billion Paycheck Protection Program, kept thousands of small businesses afloat.
The Big Corporate Rescue and the America That’s Too Small to Save | by Lydia DePillis, Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel | September 12, 2020 | ProPublicaUnder the CARES Act stimulus that was approved, USPS got a $10 billion loan, which is helping keep things afloat for now.
Info About Local Post Office Operations Is Conflicting and Hard to Come By | Ashly McGlone and Kate Nucci | August 27, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoFor instance, people kept spending money, despite high levels of unemployment, because the federal government was keeping jobless workers afloat with an additional $600 per week in benefits.
Yes, Unemployment Fell. But The Recovery Seems To Be Slowing Down. | Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com) | August 7, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightRather, economists have found that the US government’s stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment insurance have kept many low-income families afloat.
Spending is back to normal for poor Americans—but not for rich ones | Dan Kopf | July 28, 2020 | Quartz
Their money, often collected for many years, helps keep the system afloat and benefits flowing to aging baby boomers.
Many of them started taking some of the odd jobs in town just to stay afloat.
But the new one has just got all the basics, the solid foundation, it stays afloat.
Do you remember it being tough to keep relationships afloat back when you were a struggling actor?
Adam Driver on Role-Play Sex with Lena Dunham on ‘Girls’ and Adam’s Stormy Relationship with Hannah | Marlow Stern | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOtto tried to keep the bank afloat by moving it to Amsterdam.
Without embarking on another endless yarn let me note the fact that there are two schools amongst our brethren afloat.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonMark it well, for from this spot have embarked countless fine fellows to serve King and country afloat.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. HarperThere are a good many anecdotes afloat about him and his odd way of doing things, before he grew up to manhood.
Mike Marble | Uncle FrankHe said that he could build a submarine that could swim under the water and destroy any war vessel afloat.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousYou and I are in the same boat, Billy, whether ashore or afloat; we sink or swim together.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for afloat
/ (əˈfləʊt) /
floating
aboard ship; at sea
covered with water; flooded
aimlessly drifting: afloat in a sea of indecision
in circulation; afoot: nasty rumours were afloat
free of debt; solvent
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