float

IPA（発音記号）

/fləʊt/

名詞

イギリス英語オーストラリア英語廃用イギリス英語古風

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid. / A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft. / A float board.

日本語の意味

水中や他の液体で何かを支えるために用いられる浮き具 / 流れに乗って運ばれるよう、板や木材を組み合わせた筏 / 浮き板

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We tethered the fragile package to a brightly colored float to keep it from sinking during the river crossing.

Google翻訳 / DeepL翻訳

川を渡る間、壊れやすい荷物が沈まないように、それを鮮やかな色のブイに繋ぎました。

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意味（1）

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.

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意味（2）

A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

意味（3）

A float board.

意味（4）

A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.

意味（5）

A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.

When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.

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意味（6）

An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.

That float covered in roses is very pretty.

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意味（7）

A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.

意味（8）

(Britain) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.

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意味（9）

(finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.

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意味（10）

(finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.