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Definition of refloat verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

refloat

verb

NAmE//ˌriˈfloʊt//

refloat somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they refloat

he / she / it refloats

past simple refloated

-ing form refloating

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to make a boat or ship float again, for example after it has become stuck on the bottom in shallow water A salvage team had battled for five days to refloat the ship.

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