Meanings
nounCarley float (plural Carley floats)
plural Carley floats
- nauticalan early life raft consisting of a large oval ring of copper tubing covered with kapok and painted waterproof canvas.
Origin
From Horace Carley, American inventor.
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Carley float. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carley%20float
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“Carley float.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carley%20float. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carley float,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carley%20float.
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