Borne up and supported by the water; buoyed clear of the ground; also used for being on board ship.
·adv & ·adj Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. II. Afloat ·adv & ·adj Unfixed; moving wit...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Pulling out a grounded boat. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A vessel with a bad name for tyranny. ...
A sailor. Euripides used almost the same term in floater, for a seaman. ...
The dockyard officer in charge of the shipwrights working on board a ship not in dock. ...