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floatage

[floh-tij]

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noun

Origin of floatage

First recorded in 1620–30

flotage

or float·age

[floh-tij]

noun

an act of floating.

the state of floating.

floating power; buoyancy.

anything that floats; flotsam.

the part of a ship above the water line.

Origin of flotage

1620–30; float + -age; compare French flottage

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Examples from the Web for floatage

Historical Examples of floatage

Boil the butter, and add to it a small quantity of sugar and salt, and skim off floatage.
Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore
Robert H. Elliot

British Dictionary definitions for floatage

floatage

noun

a variant spelling of flotage

flotage

floatage

noun

the act or state of floating; flotation

buoyancy; power or ability to float

objects or material that float on the surface of the water; flotsam

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