afloat
adverb
floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition.
half-afloat
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a word derived from
afloat.
Example Sentences
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The worst was probably over, though Britain was half-afloat with record-high spring freshets.
From Time Magazine Archive
The boat, which rolled slowly, half-afloat and half-ashore, was bordered by a fringe of silver.
From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Sir Hall Caine
The cargo-lighter, relieved of its precious burden, rocked feebly, half-afloat, with her fore-foot on the sand.
From Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard by Joseph Conrad
