afloat
Floating uponFloating upon.
UK/əˈfləʊt/US/əˈfloʊt/
» The company managed to keep afloat.
Компании удалось удержаться на плаву. — marafon
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1 senses(obsolete)Floating upon.
early 1600s, John Webster and William Rowley, The Thracian Wonder, London: Thomas Johnson, 1661, Act I, Scene 1, But Huswife, as for you, / You with your Brat, wee’l send afloat the Main,
Examples
21 sentencesThe company managed to keep afloat.
ruКомпании удалось удержаться на плаву. — marafon
The ship was afloat at last.
The company scrambled to stay afloat.
Sami was trying to stay afloat.
Algeria is trying to stay afloat.