flotage

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noun

The state of floating.

OriginOld French flotage →
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Meanings

nounflotage (countable and uncountable, plural flotages)

plural flotages · alternative floatage

  1. countableuncountableThe state of floating.
  2. countableuncountableSomething which floats on the sea or in rivers; flotsam.
  3. countableuncountableThe floating capacity of a thing, especially a vessel.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchflotage
  2. Englishflotage

From Old French flotage (modern French flottage).

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APA

flotage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flotage

MLA

“flotage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flotage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flotage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flotage.

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