floats

British  

/ fləʊts /

plural noun

1. theatre another word for footlights

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Example Sentences

It contracted with boutique farmers for meats and produce under the tag line “Food With Integrity,” while sponsoring floats at Pride and Rose parades and commissioning cute commercials.

From Los Angeles Times

Mardi Gras, which translates as Fat Tuesday, features floats, marching bands and dance crews across several days of free parades.

From BBC

Remnants of donated props and floats from parades past lie around the space under a viaduct that doubles as a driving school parking lot.

From Barron's

Our data floats in the cloud, until a warrant brings it back to earth.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Maybe they found a boat or something else that floats. Jonathan’s a strong swimmer and our dog was with him; maybe he and Moose got Abby to shore.”

From Literature