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Afloat


AFLO'AT, adverb or adjective [a and float.]

1. Borne on the water; floating; swimming; as, the ship is afloat

2. Figuratively, moving; passing from place to place; as, a rumor is afloat

3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; as, our affairs are all afloat [As an adjective, this word always follows the noun.]