A*float" (a*flOt"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + float.]
1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. On such a full sea are we now afloat.
Shak. 2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat. 3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat. © Webster 1913
A*float", adv. & a. Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat. © Webster 1913
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