floatation

noun

floa·​ta·​tion

less common spelling of flotation

1

: the act, process, or state of floating

2

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

3

: 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

4

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

Examples of floatation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal of Can-Am’s engineers with the new Backcountry tracks was to improve traction, floatation (riding atop of instead of through the snow), and stability. —New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2025

Other safety tips include wearing a floatation device and carrying rope and an ice pick, as well as telling family or friends of whereabouts and not testing ice thickness alone. —Deena Butterfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025

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

Rhymes for floatation

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation