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Afloat

adjective

Aimlessly drifting. Synonyms: adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected.

Borne on the water; floating.

Covered with water. Synonyms: awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing. "The monsoon left the whole place awash" , "A flooded bathroom" , "Inundated farmlands" , "An overflowing tub"

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... notwithstanding the opposition of the British Parliament, to continue in alliance with France. Several of the petty states of Germany were bought over. Louis greatly increased his naval force. He soon had forty ships of war afloat, besides a ...

— Louis XIV., Makers of History Series • John S. C. Abbott

... up alarmingly, and I thought we should inevitably be swamped. Captain Antonio took off his socks to stop the leak, inviting me and the Juiz de Paz, who was one of the party, to do the same, while two Indians baled out the water with large cuyas. We thus managed to keep afloat until we reached our destination, when the men patched up the leak ...

— The Naturalist on the River Amazons • Henry Walter Bates

... some mystery afloat," said Shirley. "Some event is expected, some preparation to be made; and Robert's secrecy vexes me. See, they are all shaking hands with emphasis, ...

— The Worlds Greatest Books - Vol. II: Fiction • Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds.

... loud and dreadful sound, 550 Which sky and ocean smote, Like one that hath been seven days drowned My body lay afloat; But swift as dreams, myself I found Within ...

— Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems • Samuel Taylor Coleridge

... times thus rejected, his heart was not so heavy when he left. She had not denied that she loved. Upon what shallow waters can the bark of passion remain afloat! Or, shall we play the doctrinaire, and hint that at thirty-four the tides of life are calmer and cognizant of many sources instead ...

— Roads of Destiny • O. Henry

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