upfloat

To float upward.

Verb

  1. To float upward.
    • The Robin whistles, gossamers upfloat - 1881, Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley, Sonnets at the English Lakes, page 26:

Origin

From up- + float.

Forms

upfloats upfloating upfloated

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