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Meaning of afloat

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  afloat
      adj 1: aimlessly drifting [syn: {adrift(p)}, {afloat(p)},
             {aimless}, {directionless}, {planless}, {rudderless},
             {undirected}]
      2: borne on the water; floating [ant: {aground(p)}]
      3: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)";
         "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded
         bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub" [syn:
         {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {inundated},
         {overflowing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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