floats

British  

/ fləʊts /

plural noun

1. theatre another word for footlights

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Example Sentences

“Pancake Breakfast” is one of the dozens of floats expected to roll through Pasadena on New Year’s Day in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade.

From Los Angeles Times

Song floats through “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” like hovering cherubim.

From The Wall Street Journal

A single tear emerges from the astronaut’s eye and simply floats in the air while Mariano, startled and mesmerized, looks on.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is also customary to attend parades with floats and live performances, such as the famed Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which is held annually in New York City.

From Barron's

Call it the parade’s final magic trick: making hundreds of thousands of cubic feet of helium, dozens of floats, and throngs of fans vanish.

From The Wall Street Journal