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(1):

(adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.

(2):

(adv. & a.) Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat.

(3):

(adv. & a.) Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.

(4):

(adv. & a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Afloat'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/afloat.html. 1828.
 
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