refloat

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English

Etymology

From re- +‎ float.

Pronunciation

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.

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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