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flote¹

  • /fləʊt/

Sounds like float · Rhymes with -əʊt

verb

  1. past simple past of flite

flote²

  • /fləʊt/

Sounds like float · Rhymes with -əʊt

Where it comes from

Compare French flot, Latin fluctus; also compare float (noun).

noun flotes

  1. obsolete A wave. Ar. […]and for the reſt o'th' Fleet (Which I diſpers'd) they all haue met againe, And are vpon the Mediterranean Flote Bound ſadly home for Naples, Suppoſing that they ſaw the Kings ſhip wrackt, And his great perſon periſh.

flote³

  • /fləʊt/

Sounds like float · Rhymes with -əʊt

verb flotes · floting · floted

  1. archaic, transitive To fleet; to skim. seald their Milk before they flote it

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noun a wave

Русскийволна́ volná

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"flote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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flote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flote

Chicago

"flote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flote.

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@misc{flote_2026,
  title = {flote},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flote},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}