afloat
afloat is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 29 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
- 2.Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- brine
- cotidal
- deep
- dolphin
- great
- high
- hydrographer
- hydrographic
- hydrography
- main
- marine
- maritime
- motion
- nymph
- ocean
- oceanic
- offing
- pelagian
- pelagic
- salt
- sea
- seagoing
- tide
- trident
- vasty
- waste
- water
- watery
- wave
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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