Verbo
To cause to float again.
Uso- transitivo
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Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.
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The Canadian Coast Guard says a stranded container barge has been refloated, after running aground off Quadra Island over the weekend. […] Divers have been working since the weekend to assess the damage and determine the best way to refloat the vessel.
To float again.
Uso- intransitivo
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2025, Chloe Hughes, Boat stranded on canal hole edge pulled to safety (BBC News) Overnight, water was pumped into dammed sections created by the Canal and River Trust on Tuesday, and as of 06:00 on Wednesday, water levels were recovering. "This means that one of the boats near to the breach site, plus six further up the canal, are now beginning to refloat," it [the council] said.
Sustantivo
The process of getting something to float again.
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A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.
Verbo
set afloat again
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refloat a grounded boat