afloat's Usage Examples:

Once alongside the whaling vessel, the whale was pumped full of air to keep it afloat, as the whale was moved to the location of processing.

listing ship goes beyond the point where a righting moment will keep it afloat, it will capsize and potentially sink.

But, keeping this modern state afloat, meant that his barons had no power to collect taxes, their greatest source of revenues.

Rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels, or inflated air chambers (such.

With 19 killed and 17 wounded, Foote's men kept their ship afloat despite the fact that both engines were stopped, steering control lost and the main deck awash aft.

It was still afloat, and the fire was.

the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines, afloat.

but the high build quality and demand has ensured that most are still afloat, so the Medina is still an active class.

In the series, the writers concluded that government programs designed to strengthen the merchant marine had actually kept unsafe ships afloat.

the Naval Safety Center is organized into four directorates: aviation, afloat, shore, and operational risk management/expeditionary warfare.

By June 2001, the State of Georgia, which had provided an annual "175,000 grant to SciTrek, threw in an additional "300,000 to help keep the museum afloat.

Rafts are usually kept afloat by using any combination of buoyant materials such as wood, sealed barrels.

fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines, afloat.

Synonyms:

directionless, adrift, rudderless, aimless, purposeless, undirected, planless,

Antonyms:

decrease, low, malnourished, incomplete, purposeful,