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float⋅age

  [floh-tij]
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–noun
flotage.
Origin:
1620–30

flo⋅tage

  [floh-tij]
–noun
1. an act of floating.
2. the state of floating.
3. floating power; buoyancy.
4. anything that floats; flotsam.
5. the part of a ship above the water line.
Also, floatage.

Origin:
1620–30; float + -age; cf. F flottage
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float·age   (flō'tĭj)   
n.  Variant of flotage.
flo·tage also float·age   (flō'tĭj)   
n.  

  1. See flotation.

  2. Floating objects or material; flotsam.

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Main Entry: flo·tage
Pronunciation: 'flO-tij
Function: noun
: FLOTSAM
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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