"refloat" meaning in English

See refloat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: refloats [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊt Etymology: From re- + float. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re-|float}} re- + float Head templates: {{en-noun}} refloat (plural refloats)
  1. The process of getting something to float again.
    Sense id: en-refloat-en-noun-1LnjujhA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Forms: refloats [present, singular, third-person], refloating [participle, present], refloated [participle, past], refloated [past]
Rhymes: -əʊt Etymology: From re- + float. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re-|float}} re- + float Head templates: {{en-verb}} refloat (third-person singular simple present refloats, present participle refloating, simple past and past participle refloated)
  1. (transitive) To cause to float again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-refloat-en-verb-Far1G6-X

Inflected forms

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