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UK
/ɐflˈəʊt/
]
[ US /əˈfɫoʊt/ ]
[ US /əˈfɫoʊt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- aimlessly drifting
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covered with water
a flooded bathroom
the main deck was afloat (or awash)
an overflowing tub
inundated farmlands
the monsoon left the whole place awash - borne on the water; floating
How To Use afloat In A Sentence
- But they emphasise the importance of relinquishing some of what you've been struggling to keep afloat. Times, Sunday Times
- But she also comes across as a humourless frump, needing constant cajoling from her husband to stay afloat.
- He says fear of failure keeps him afloat. Times, Sunday Times
- After four hours afloat, the gorge narrowed to some two hundred yards. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
- She had to remortgage her house to keep the business afloat. Times, Sunday Times
- And for those who want to stay afloat, or sail out of the doldrums, experienced and effective management will become even more crucial.
- Therefore, the boat was equipped with fifteen watertight compartments, strictly divided up lengthways and breadthways, so she could stay afloat whatever happened.
- HAMILTON: What keeps them afloat is the bestsellers. Jonathan Maberry Interviews Laurell K. Hamilton
- But even the cutesy spelling of the store's name couldn't keep it afloat; the space has now reinvented itself as Spirit Halloween superstore. Harmon Leon: Do All Closed Businesses in SF Resurrect as Halloween Superstores?
- By now my igloo had become a small lake, and I was trying desperately to stay afloat. RESCUING ROSE
