free-floating

adjective

Floating in water without attachment to anything and with no means of propulsion.

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Meanings

adjectivefree-floating (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFloating in water without attachment to anything and with no means of propulsion.
  2. not comparableBeing detached from concrete reality or specific referents.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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