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flo⋅tage

  [floh-tij]
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–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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flo·tage also float·age   (flō'tĭj)   
n.  
  1. See flotation.
  2. Floating objects or material; flotsam.
flo·ta·tion also float·a·tion   (flō-tā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act, process, or condition of floating. Also called flotage.
  2. The act or an instance of launching or initiating, especially the floating of stocks or bonds or the financing of a business venture by floating stocks or bonds.
  3. The process of separating different materials, especially minerals, by agitating a pulverized mixture of the materials with water, oil, and chemicals. Differential wetting of the suspended particles causes unwetted particles to be carried by air bubbles to the surface for collection.
  4. The capability, especially of a vehicle tread or tire, to remain on top of a soft surface, such as sand, wet ground, or snow.
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Flotage

Flo"tage\, n. [OF. flotage, F. flottage, fr. flotter to float.]

1. The state of floating.

2. That which floats on the sea or in rivers. [Written also floatage.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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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