1. floating on water; not sinking
Usage: nautical
2. financially stable; not failing or going out of business
Usage: figurative

1. in a floating manner; on the water
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The life raft kept the survivors afloat until rescue arrived.
• Despite the storm, the small boat remained afloat.
• The company struggled to stay afloat during the recession.
• Her savings helped keep the business afloat.
• The cork bobbed afloat on the pond’s surface.
• They set the paper boats afloat in the stream.