What does "afloat" mean?
Afloat: Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
Additional senses
- 2.Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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