Afloat
Pronunciation : A*float"
Part of Speech : adv. & a.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + float.]
Definition : 1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. On such a full sea are we now afloat. Shak.
2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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