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  • 1float|stone — «FLOHT STOHN», noun. 1. a stone used by bricklayers for smoothing the surfaces of bricks used in curved work. 2. a whitish gray, spongy variety of opal, so light as to float upon water …

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  • 2float — [[t]flo͟ʊt[/t]] ♦♦♦ floats, floating, floated 1) V ERG If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also float something on a liquid. [V in n] They… …

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  • 3work float — A raft used in the performance of work on water, such as raising sunken logs or boats …

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  • 4administrative float — Float resulting from the time it takes to administratively process checks or other related paperwork. Total elapsed time for processing checks can range from less than a day to more than a week. Note that its basic elements are present whether… …

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  • 5Great Float — The Great Float, is a large dock at Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, England. It consists of 110 acres (450,000 m²) of water and more than four miles (6 km) of quays, divided between the East Float and the West Float.… …

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  • 6Carley float — The Carley float (sometimes Carley raft) was a form of invertible liferaft designed by American inventor Horace Carley (1838 1918).cite web|url = http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/resource pages/chars/carley.html|title=Horace Carley: Unknown… …

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  • 7Tom Float — is an American percussionist, teacher, composer, and clinician. He is best known for his work in the areas of marching percussion, rudimental drumming, drum bugle corps, and marching band.Float s marching career included participation in the… …

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  • 8Youth work — In the United Kingdom youth work is the process of creating an environment where young people can engage in informal educational activities. Different varieties of youth work include centre based work, detached work and school based… …

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  • 9floating — float•ing [[t]ˈfloʊ tɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) being buoyed up on water or other liquid 2) moving from one place to another: a floating work force[/ex] 3) pat (of a body part or organ) away from its proper position, esp. in a downward direction: a floating …

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  • 10Botoşani County — }; float:right; border:none; > *Republic of Moldova in the East Edineţ Raion. *Suceava County in the West. *Ukraine in the North Chernivtsi Oblast. *Iaşi County in the South.EconomyThis is a predominantly agricultural county. The predominant… …

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