Etymology

From float +‎ -ableCategory:English terms suffixed with -able#FLOATABLE.

Adjective

floatable (comparative more floatable, superlative most floatable)Category:English lemmas#FLOATABLECategory:English adjectives#FLOATABLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FLOATABLECategory:Pages with entries#FLOATABLECategory:Pages with 1 entry#FLOATABLE

1. That may be floated.
2. That may be floated upon.

   The river is floatable on a raft.Category:English terms with usage examples#FLOATABLE

Noun

floatable (plural floatables)Category:English lemmas#FLOATABLECategory:English nouns#FLOATABLECategory:English countable nouns#FLOATABLECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FLOATABLECategory:Pages with entries#FLOATABLECategory:Pages with 1 entry#FLOATABLE

1. (usually in the plural) Anything that floats.
   • 1995, Combined Sewer Overflows: Guidance for Nine Minimum Controls:

     The sixth minimum control is intended to reduce, if not eliminate, visible floatables and solids using relatively simple measures. Simple devices including baffles, screens, and racks can be used to remove coarse solids and floatables […]

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