- a variant spelling of flotage
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float•age
(flō′tij),USA pronunciation n.
- Naval Termsflotage.
- 1620–30
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floatage /ˈfləʊtɪdʒ/ n
flo•tage
(flō′tij),USA pronunciation n.
- an act of floating.
- the state of floating.
- floating power;
buoyancy. - anything that floats;
flotsam. - Naval Termsthe part of a ship above the water line.
- 1620–30; float + -age; compare French flottage
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flotage, floatage /ˈfləʊtɪdʒ/ n
- the act or state of floating; flotation
- buoyancy; power or ability to float
- objects or material that float on the surface of the water; flotsam
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