Floating
101floating zone — n: a zone that is to be used for a designated purpose and that is approved as to particular characteristics (as size and type of buildings) but whose location is to be determined in the future Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …
102floating voter — floating voters N COUNT A floating voter is a person who is not a firm supporter of any political party, and whose vote in an election is difficult to predict. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, use swing voter) …
103floating dock — floating structure which may be lowered in the water to admit a ship and then raised to keep it dry, floating dry dock …
104floating (dry) dock — or floating dock n. a dock that floats and can be lowered in the water for the entrance of a ship, and then raised for use as a dry dock …
105floating (dry) dock — or floating dock n. a dock that floats and can be lowered in the water for the entrance of a ship, and then raised for use as a dry dock …
106floating island — n. ☆ 1. a floating mass of vegetation resembling an island 2. a dessert of boiled custard topped with a dab or dabs of meringue or whipped cream …
107floating debt — Miscellaneous public debt, like exchequer and treasury bills, as opposed to funded debt, that which has been converted into perpetual annuities like consols in Britain • • • Main Entry: ↑debt floating debt noun (economics) (an) unfunded debt or… …
108floating capital — noun (economics) 1. Goods, money, etc 2. Capital not permanently invested • • • Main Entry: ↑float * * * floating capital, = circulating capital. (Cf. ↑circulating capital) …
109Floating power — was a technology developed in the 1920s by the United States automobile firm of Chrysler. It was a new means of attaching an engine to its chassis, with the intention of reducing vibration. Four cylinder engines of the day started and rode rather …
110Floating (psychological phenomenon) — Floating, in a psychological context, means slipping (back) into altered states of mind. People who leave a cult or sect that emphasizes chanting, meditation, monotonous singing etc. in order to reach a trance like state (such as Hare Krishna)… …
