floatation

noun

floa·ta·tion

less common spelling of flotation

: the act, process, or state of floating

: an act or instance of financing (such as an issue of stock)

: the separation of the particles of a mass of pulverized ore according to their relative capacity for floating on a given liquid

also : any of various similar processes involving the relative capacity of materials for floating

: the ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow

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Her boyfriend reportedly tried to save her by throwing a floatation device. —

David Chiu, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024 Eventually, the ship’s captain arrives with a conversational floatation device: Oh, thank the Lord. —

Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Inside the home, the family of five stayed on a floatation device in the flooding water. —

Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024 But for reasons not entirely clear, the floatation device was later found intact drifting in the ocean, the Navy found. —

Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for floatation