First Known Use: before 12th century
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afloat
adjective or adverb \ə-ˈflōt\
: floating on water
: having enough money to continue : able to continue without suffering financial failure
Full Definition of AFLOAT
1
a : borne on or as if on the water b : being at sea
2
: free of difficulties : self-sufficient <the inheritance kept them afloat for years>
3
a : circulating about <nasty stories were afloat> b : adrift
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Origin of AFLOAT
Middle English aflot, from Old English on flot, from on + flot, from flot deep water, sea; akin to Old English flēotan to float — more at fleet
Rhymes with AFLOAT
airboat, banknote, bareboat, bluecoat, blue note, box coat, bumboat, capote, car coat, catboat, C-note, compote, connote, coyote, cutthroat, deep throat, demote, denote, devote, dovecote, dreamboat, eighth note, emote, endnote, fireboat, fistnote, flatboat, foldboat, footnote, frock coat, gemot, grace note, greatcoat, gunboat, half note, headnote, Hohhot, houseboat, housecoat, iceboat, johnboat, keelboat, keynote, lab coat, lifeboat, longboat, mash note, one-note, peacoat, pigboat, promote, Q-boat, raincoat, Rajkot, redcoat, remote, rowboat, sack coat, sailboat, sauceboat, scapegoat, seed coat, shape note, sheepcote, showboat, sore throat, speedboat, steamboat, stoneboat, straw vote, strep throat, Sukkoth, surcoat, surfboat, swan boat, tailcoat, topcoat, towboat, trench coat, tugboat, turncoat, U-boat, unquote, wainscot, whaleboat, whitethroat, whole note, woodnote, workboat
AFLOAT Defined for Kids
afloat
adverb or adjective \ə-ˈflōt\
Definition of AFLOAT for Kids
: carried on or as if on water <The boat stayed afloat through the storm.>
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