What does the word afloat mean?
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Floating; circulating; adrift; unfixed.
Part of speech: adverb, adjective
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Usage examples for afloat
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That socialist ideas were afloat in the minds of some members, one can hardly doubt. – Rousseau Volumes I. and II. by John Morley
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It is just like sitting talking in a boat, and looking up suddenly, and finding ourselves afloat on the lake. – The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories by Lydia Maria Child
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Malcolm would still have delayed it, but she asked question upon question till she had him fairly afloat. – The Marquis of Lossie by George MacDonald