floatable

[floh-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of floating; float; that can be floated.

2. that can be floated on, as a river.

Other Word Forms

• floatability noun
• unfloatable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of floatable¹

First recorded in 1820–30; float + -able

Example Sentences

The water flow was engineered so floatable candles, flowers and other objects will move toward the tree and circle around it.

From Seattle Times

The water flow has been designed so floatable candles, flowers and other objects will move toward the tree and circle around it.

From Seattle Times

Airbus and France’s BEA are testing an alternative design in a floatable panel embedded in the aircraft’s fuselage.

From Reuters

The large floatable was created in promotion for NBC’s upcoming series “Young Rock,” which is inspired by Johnson’s life.

From Fox News

It was small but strong enough to stand up to powerful winds and crashing waves, and made history in 2013 as the first floatable wind turbine to feed electricity into the U.S. power grid.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• agile 
• airy 
• buoyant 
• delicate 
• fluffy 
• lightweight 
• loose 
• slender 
• slight 
• small 
• thin