Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refloat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: re-float
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to float again.

Transitive verb

verb

To float again.

Intransitive verb

noun

The process of getting something to float again.

Example Sentences

"Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it."
"The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend. […] Divers have been working since the weekend to assess the damage and determine the best way to refloat the vessel."
"2025, Chloe Hughes, Boat stranded on canal hole edge pulled to safety (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79x0vqvnq4o Overnight, water was pumped into dammed sections created by the Canal and River Trust on Tuesday, and as of 06:00 on Wednesday, water levels were recovering. "This means that one of the boats near to the breach site, plus six further up the canal, are now beginning to refloat," it [the council] said."
"A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English float English refloat From re- + float.

Usage

Inflected Forms

refloats (present, singular) refloating (participle, present) refloated (participle, past) refloated (past) refloats (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does refloat mean?: To cause to float again.
Where does refloat come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English float English refloat From re- + float.

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