A state of floating, or being afloat.
Used in a Sentence
flotation
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for flotation.
Editorial note
Furthermore, adding a launch escape system would mean adding parachutes and flotation to a payload which otherwise doesn't need it.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A state of floating, or being afloat.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of flotation gathered in one view.
The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
(British, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for flotation.
noun
A state of floating, or being afloat.
noun
The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
noun
(British, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.
noun
(mining, chemical engineering) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
Example sentences
Furthermore, adding a launch escape system would mean adding parachutes and flotation to a payload which otherwise doesn't need it.
No flotation devices would mean that all I could do as a kid would be to stand around on my tiptoes.
There are a lot of ways to have fun at a pool without flotation devices that endanger lives.
But you've drawn a line that those rules would be going too far, whereas banning flotation devices isn't too far.
Weight is not much of an issue--your flotation would be incredible, and most elevator designs maintain an outward pull anyway.
No one was fined for indecency after converting their own pants into a flotation device.
Just be sure you grab your seat flotation device to make treading water somewhat easier.
No, there was no flotation device blocking the surface in any of the videos.
Once the flotation test is passed, incorporate sealed mortar canisters into cylinders and when race is underway expose mortar to sea water.
So a lifeguard without a flotation device has to approach victims very differently.
It only takes one tiny pinprick to deflate an inner tube flotation device.
After looking it up, it is a coast guard approved flotation device, so I would have allowed it at my pools.
Quote examples
On Amazon you can shop for flotation devices that are "Coast Guard Approved" specifically.
I don't mean any disrespect, and I do agree with the point about "encourages them to go deeper...", but I think "any flotation device" "besides a life jacket" is a little bit hardcore.
(Got around the paywall: C-level execs are taking huge compliance risks by giving unauditable statements before and during flotation.) With regards to a quote in the link: "Our purpose here isn’t to make money.
Proper noun examples
Flotation therapy is the easiest way to get a brain and body massage.
Flotation devices for small boats almost unheard of.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use flotation in a sentence?
Furthermore, adding a launch escape system would mean adding parachutes and flotation to a payload which otherwise doesn't need it.
What does flotation mean?
A state of floating, or being afloat.
What part of speech is flotation?
flotation is commonly used as noun.