afloat

Definition

In or into a state of floating.

Etymology

From a- + float.

Example Sentences

• "You have so little Brains, that a Penn’orth of Butter melted under ’um, would set ’um afloat:"
• "[…] I went down to my Boat, got the Water out of her, and got her afloat, loaded all my Cargo in her, and then went Home again for more;"
• "Oh why is heaven built so far, / Oh why is earth set so remote? / I cannot reach the nearest star / That hangs afloat."