floating object

collocation in English

meaningsoffloatingandobject

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floating
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈfloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
not fixed in one position, place, ...
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object
noun
uk
/ˈɒb.dʒɪkt/us
/ˈɑːb.dʒɪkt/
a thing that you can see or touch but that is not usually a living animal, plant, ...
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(Definition offloatingandobjectfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The melody, now a freefloatingobject, progressively loses formal coherence.
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We have become a smallfloatingobjectattached to the dollar.
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It takes the form of a long-lived, glowing,floatingobject, as opposed to the short-lived arcing between two points commonly associated with lightning.
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Motion compensators are usually placed between afloatingobjectand a more stationary object, such as a vessel or a structure fixed to the seabed.
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The inner tube, when inflated, was used as a water toy, and as afloatingobjectto lounge on.
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However, ice or any otherfloatingobjectcan become jammed between the wheel and nozzle, locking up the wheel.
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For afloatingobject, only the submerged volume displaces water.
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He noticed that every seventh wave was large enough to carry afloatingobjectfar enough out into the sea that it would drift towards the mainland.
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It is normally found growing in clusters and anchored by its peduncle to driftwood and other floating objects, including whales.
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Billfish can accidentally impale boats and other floating objects when they pursue the small fish that aggregate around them.
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The device also floats enabling the mariner to pick up moorings, and retrieve floating objects.
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They are largely solitary fish, but juveniles will school below floating objects.
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Jumping and being airborne at inappropriate places such as shallow water or near fixed or floating objects can be hazardous.
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The other floating objects in the room are held up by fishing lines.
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Floating objects such as life rings or basketballs can be placed in the pool to avoid its freezing under the cover.
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A boom is a chain or line of connected floating timbers extended across a river, lake, or harbor (to obstruct passage or catch floating objects).
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The eggs adhere to submerged and floating objects.
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Large adults are sometimes found near the surface over deep, open water, although always associated with floating objects.
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