floats

/ fləʊts /

plural noun

1. theatre another word for footlights

Example Sentences

Collected by gliders, floats and drifters, these instruments provide valuable information about the most turbulent region of the hurricane environment, called the boundary layer, where the air meets the ocean.

From BBC

The script works in as many callbacks as possible: spooky mannequins under plastic sheeting, tacky parade floats with giant fiberglass clams, Hewitt hollering her memorable line: “What are you waiting for?”

From Los Angeles Times

Her smell — something like urine and unmucked stables — floats on the wind, acting like a warning, a memory, a message.

From Los Angeles Times

The hang-gliding simulation Soarin’ Over California was an instant hit, and “Eureka! A California Parade” was Disney theatricality at its weirdest, with floats that depicted Old Town San Diego, Watts and more.

From Los Angeles Times

The show floats an alternate and infinitely more entertaining possibility: What if machines simply didn’t care enough about humans to deal with us at all?

From Salon