afloat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite aimlessly drifting
    directionless; rudderless; adrift; planless; aimless; undirected.
  2. adjective borne on the water; floating
  3. adjective satellite covered with water
    flooded; awash; overflowing; inundated.
    • the main deck was afloat (or awash)
    • the monsoon left the whole place awash
    • a flooded bathroom
    • inundated farmlands
    • an overflowing tub

WordNet

A*float" adverb & adjective
Etymology
Pref. a- + float.
Definitions
  1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
    On such a full sea are we now afloat. Shak.
  2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
  3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.

Webster 1913