A‐float″ (ȧ‐flōt″), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + float.] 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.