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| buoyant |
able to float or keep something else afloat. [1/3 definitions] |
| floating |
buoyed or suspended on water, air, or the like; afloat. [1/5 definitions] |
| life buoy |
a buoyant ring-shaped device usu. kept on boats, used to keep a person afloat until he or she can be rescued. |
| life preserver |
a buoyant device for keeping a person afloat and preventing drowning, usu. made in the shape of a ring, belt, or jacket. |
| tide |
to bear along, on or as if on the tide; keep afloat. [1/6 definitions] |
| tread water |
to keep afloat in an erect position with just the head above water by pumping the legs and feet as though walking. [1/2 definitions] |
| waterborne |
carried on water; afloat. [1/3 definitions] |
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