flotteur — meaning in English
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English meaning
- buoy noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
- float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- pontoon noun A flat-bottomed float used to support a temporary bridge, dock, or platform on water.
- sail noun A large piece of fabric rigged on a boat to catch the wind and drive it forward.
Senses
flotteur is used for these senses in English:
- buoy (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
- coke float (by extension) A scoop of something like ice cream floating in a cold liquid drink.
- float A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- ice cream soda A beverage made by adding ice cream to a soft drink.
- pontoon A flat-bottomed boat or other floating structure used as a buoyant support for a temporary bridge, dock or landing stage.
- raftsman A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter.
- sail The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
buoy — full definition
- noun A floating marker anchored in water to warn of danger, mark a channel, or show a location.
- verb To keep something floating, or to lift someone's spirits or confidence.
float — full definition
- verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- verb To drift gently through the air.
- verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
- verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
- noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.