refloat

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ float.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊt

Verb

refloat (third-person singular simple present refloats, present participle refloating, simple past and past participle refloated)

  1. (transitive) To cause to float again.
    Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.
    • 2019 November 15, Simon Little, “Stranded container barge refloated, moved after running aground on Quadra Island”, in Global News‎[1]:
      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.

Noun

refloat (plural refloats)

  1. The process of getting something to float again.
    A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.

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