adjective
- Aimlessly drifting.
- synonyms: adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected
- Borne on the water; floating.
- Covered with water.
- usage: "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
- synonyms: awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing
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