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Definition of refloat verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

refloat

verb
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊt/
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they refloat
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊt/
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊt/
he / she / it refloats
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊts/
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊts/
past simple refloated
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊtɪd/
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊtɪd/
past participle refloated
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊtɪd/
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊtɪd/
-ing form refloating
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊtɪŋ/
 
/ˌriːˈfləʊtɪŋ/
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  1. refloat something 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.
    Topics Transport by waterc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRefloat is used with these nouns as the object:
    • vessel
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See refloat in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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