A*float" (&adot;*flōt"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + float.] 1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.

On such a full sea are we now afloat.
Shak.

2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.

3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.

A*float", adv. & a. Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat.

A*float", adv. & a. Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat.

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• floating
  
• out at sea
  
• making successful progress 'under one's own steam'