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AFLO'AT, adv. or a. [a and float.] 1. Borne on the water; floating; swimming; as, the ship is afloat. 2. Figuratively, moving; passing from place to place; as, a rumor is afloat. 3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; as, our affairs are all afloat. [As an adjective, this word always follows the noun.]