FLOTAGE


Meaning of FLOTAGE in English

/floh"tij/ , n.

1. an act of floating.

2. the state of floating.

3. floating power; buoyancy.

4. anything that floats; flotsam.

5. the part of a ship above the water line.

Also, floatage .

[ 1620-30; FLOAT + -AGE; cf. F flottage ]

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