a person who does not always vote for the same political party, but usually decides on the basis of policies.

A vote held by a floating voter, and therefore unpredictable.

plural of Carley float

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around. / (informal) To be nearby or available.

(firearms) to alter a firearm so that no part of the barrel touches the stock.

An estimate of the proportion of shares of a public company that are not held by large owners and that are not stock with sales restrictions.

Alternative form of floating point.

(mathematics) Of a number, written in two parts as a mantissa (also called significand, the value of the significant digits) and characteristic (order of magnitude / the power of a number base) e.g. 0.314159 × 10¹.

(nautical) an early life raft consisting of a large oval ring of copper tubing covered with kapok and painted waterproof canvas.

An aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc., capable of bearing soil, floated out from a river delta or similar.