n.1 the act or state of floating.
2 Brit. a floating objects or masses; flotsam. b the right of appropriating flotsam.
3 a ships etc. afloat on a river. b the part of a ship above the water-line.
4 buoyancy; floating power.
n.1 the act or state of floating.
2 Brit. a floating objects or masses; flotsam. b the right of appropriating flotsam.
3 a ships etc. afloat on a river. b the part of a ship above the water-line.
4 buoyancy; floating power.
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012