refloat

verb

re·float (ˌ)rē-ˈflōt

refloated; refloating

: to float (something) again

Although there are no plans to refloat the wreck, divers expect to carefully document and remove whatever they can of Franklin's flagship.—

Bob Weber

New Zealand conservation authorities said 240 pilot whales that were stranded overnight at a remote bay … refloated themselves on Sunday and were swimming offshore.—

Reuters

Banks were refloated and the US trade deficit returned to its pre-2008 level.—

Yanis Varoufakis

Examples of refloat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The battered cargo ship that's been partially blocking the entrance to one of America's busiest ports for two months is expected to be refloated and moved into port on Monday, officials said. —

Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 May 2024 Eighteen hours of preparations start Sunday to refloat the ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge and move it to a nearby dock, as officials continue clearing the channel of wreckage that’s blocked the city’s port for almost two months. —

Brendan Murray, Fortune, 19 May 2024 Rangers recover body of 23-year-old in Rocky Mountain National Park Preakness 2024: From Mystik Dan to Uncle Heavy, get to know the eight horses in the field What will happen before, after the Dali is refloated? —

Jay Tcath, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024 Once the ship has been fully refloated, tugboats will pull the Dali to a Baltimore port. —

Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 May 2024 To refloat the ship carefully, crews will also have to conduct a dive survey, Unified Command said Wednesday. —

Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 The ship is expected to be refloated and guided back to the Port of Baltimore in the coming days. —

Lea Skene, Fortune, 15 May 2024 Freeing the ship from the bridge debris will ultimately lead to the Dali being refloated before moving it out of the way to restore traffic through the port. —

Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 May 2024 The next step is to refloat the Dali so that it can be guided to a nearby terminal at the port for temporary repairs. —

Joel Rose, NPR, 14 May 2024

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