refloat

Word parts

re- + float

Verb

Plain form refloat

Third-person singular refloats

Past tense refloated

Past participle refloated

Present participle refloating

1. (transitive) If you refloat something, you cause it to float again.

Noun

Singular refloat

Plural refloats

1. (countable & uncountable) Refloat is the act of getting something to float again.