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    float

    noun
    noun
    BrE BrE//fləʊt//
    ; NAmE NAmE//floʊt//
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  1. 1 a large vehicle on which people dressed in special costumes are carried in a festival a carnival float
    2.  in fishing
  2. 2a small light object attached to a fishing line that stays on the surface of the water and moves when a fish has been caught float fishing
    3.  for swimming
  3. 3a light object that floats in the water and is held by a person who is learning to swim to stop them from sinking Wordfinderswimarmband, dive, flipper, float, goggles, length, paddle, stroke, swim, water wings
    4.  drink
  4. 4 (North American English) a drink with ice cream floating in it a Coke float
    5.  money
  5. 5(especially British English) a sum of money consisting of coins and notes of low value that is given to somebody before they start selling things so that they can give customers change
    6.  business
  6. 6= flotation
    7.  Word OriginOld English flotian (verb), of Germanic origin and related to fleet ‘move or pass quickly’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French floter, also from Germanic.
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