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flotage

American

[floh-tij] / ˈfloʊ tɪdʒ /

Or floatage

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.

flotage British

/ ˈfləʊtɪdʒ /

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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Etymology

Origin of flotage

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

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This "sinker," as the young engineers called it, had been weighed, and it exactly conformed to the requirement of Ethan's figures; it was just sufficient to overcome the flotage power of the cask.

From Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People by Optic, Oliver

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