refloat
English
Etymology
re- + float
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊt
Verb
refloat (third-person singular simple present refloats, present participle refloating, simple past and past participle refloated)
- (transitive) To cause to float again.
- Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.
Noun
refloat (plural refloats)
- The process of getting something to float again.
- A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.
Anagrams
- Laforte, floater, floe rat