(1):
(adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
(2):
(adv. & a.) Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat.
(3):
(adv. & a.) Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.
(4):
(adv. & a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.