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afloat

[ uh-floht ]

adverb

  1. floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition:

    The ship was set afloat.

  2. on board a ship, boat, raft, etc.; at sea:

    cargo afloat and ashore.

  3. covered with water; flooded; awash:

    The main deck was afloat.

  4. moving without being guided or controlled; drifting.
  5. passing from place to place; in circulation:

    A rumor is afloat.

  6. free of major trouble, especially financially solvent:

    to keep a venture afloat.



afloat

/ 蓹藞蹿濒蓹蕣迟 /

adjective

  1. floating
  2. aboard ship; at sea
  3. covered with water; flooded
  4. aimlessly drifting

    afloat in a sea of indecision

  5. in circulation; afoot

    nasty rumours were afloat

  6. free of debt; solvent
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑补濒蹿顎-补路蹿濒辞补迟顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of afloat1

before 1000; Middle English, Old English on flote. See a- 1, float
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By about 08:49 everyone from the group was afloat and they set off downriver heading for Burton Ferry, with Lloyd out in front and Paul at the back.

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Money from the council's Household Support Fund was allocated towards King's Church food bank to help keep it afloat.

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鈥淔or people who used to work in the entertainment industry, we鈥檝e got to figure out a different way to support ourselves, to market ourselves and stay afloat during these weird, lean years.鈥

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If the Pacific Clinics Head Start program where she works closes, she鈥檇 likely have to move in with family to stay afloat.

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Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a news release on Tuesday that many of the actors who lost money were 鈥渂alancing other jobs to stay afloat while pursuing their acting careers.鈥

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