[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

float \float\ fl=ot, n.oe. flote ship, boat, fleet, as.
   flota ship, fr. fle'otan to float; akin to d. vloot fleet,
   g. floss raft, icel. floti float, raft, fleet, sw. flotta.
   root 84. see fleet, v. i., and cf. flotilla, flotsam,
   plover.
   1. anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid,
      as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the
      liquid surface, or mark the place of, something.
      specifically:
      a a mass of timber or boards fastened together, and
          conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
      b the hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet,
          which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.
      c the cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait
          line, and indicate the bite of a fish.
      d anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink;
          an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to
          swim; a life preserver.
      e the hollow, metallic ball which floats on the fuel in
          the fuel tank of a vehicle to indicate the level of
          the fuel surface, and thus the amount of fuel
          remaining.
      f a hollow elongated tank mounted under the wing of a
          seaplane which causes the plane to float when resting
          on the surface of the water.
          1913 webster +pjc

                this reform bill . . . had been used as a float
                by the conservative ministry.     --j. p.
                                                  peters.
          1913 webster

   2. a float board. see float board below.
      1913 webster

   3. tempering a contrivance for affording a copious stream
      of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk,
      as an anvil or die. --knight.
      1913 webster

   4. the act of flowing; flux; flow. obs. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   5. a quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot
      deep. obs. --mortimer.
      1913 webster

   6. plastering the trowel or tool with which the floated
      coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.
      1913 webster

   7. a polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
      --knight.
      1913 webster

   8. a single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers
      for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.
      1913 webster

   9. a coal cart. eng. --simmonds.
      1913 webster

   10. the sea; a wave. see flote, n.
       1913 webster

   11. banking the free use of money for a time between
       occurrence of a transaction such as depositing a check
       or a purchase made using a credit card, and the time
       when funds are withdrawn to cover the transaction; also,
       the money made available between transactions in that
       manner.
       pjc

   12. a vehicle on which an exhibit or display is mounted,
       driven or pulled as part of a parade. the float often is
       based on a large flat platform, and may contain a very
       elaborate structure with a tableau or people.
       pjc

   float board, one of the boards fixed radially to the rim of
      an undershot water wheel or of a steamer's paddle wheel;
      -- a vane.

   float case naut., a caisson used for lifting a ship.

   float copper or float gold mining, fine particles of
      metallic copper or of gold suspended in water, and thus
      liable to be lost.

   float ore, water-worn particles of ore; fragments of vein
      material found on the surface, away from the vein outcrop.
      --raymond.

   float stone arch., a siliceous stone used to rub
      stonework or brickwork to a smooth surface.

   float valve, a valve or cock acted upon by a float. see
      float, 1
       b .
           1913 webster
see also:
fleet flotilla flotsam plover float board flote 
float case float copper float gold float ore float stone 
float valve float 

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