Refloat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Refloat is a verb meaning (transitive) To cause to float again.
Meaning
(transitive) To cause to float again.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To float again.
- The process of getting something to float again.
Example Sentences
Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.
A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.
The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend. […] Divers have been working since the weekend to assess the damage and determine the best way to refloat the vessel.
Word Forms
- refloats
- refloating
- refloated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reflate, reflood, reinflate, reflow, reinflame, refocillate.
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