refloat
verb
re·float
(ˌ)rē-ˈflōt 
refloated; refloating
: to float (something) again
Although there are no plans to refloat the wreck, divers expect to carefully document and remove whatever they can of Franklin's flagship.—
Bob Weber
Bob WeberNew Zealand conservation authorities said 240 pilot whales that were stranded overnight at a remote bay … refloated themselves on Sunday and were swimming offshore.—Reuters
ReutersBanks were refloated and the US trade deficit returned to its pre-2008 level.—Yanis Varoufakis
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More than 30 pilot whales stranded on a New Zealand beach were successfully returned to the sea thanks to a collaborative effort by locals and conservation workers, who used sheets to refloat the animals.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The crew remained on board even as explosives were set off to break up the huge piece of the bridge that had landed on its bow and stranded it in the river and the battered vessel was refloated and tugged back into port a month ago.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
At the same time, crews are working to remove some containers from the cargo ship Dali before lifting steel spans off its bow and refloating the vessel.
—Lea Skene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
It was refloated and moved to the Port of Baltimore by five tugboats last month.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The crew remained on board even as explosives were set off to break up the huge piece of the bridge that had landed on its bow and stranded it in the river and the battered vessel was refloated and tugged back into port a month ago.
—Madeleine O'Neill, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
At the same time, crews are working to remove some containers from the cargo ship Dali before lifting steel spans off its bow and refloating the vessel.
—Lea Skene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
It was refloated and moved to the Port of Baltimore by five tugboats last month.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2024
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“Refloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refloat. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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