フロート
Meanings
1
General term for a floating object or structure, such as a float in a parade, a pontoon, or a buoyant device.
The festival float moved down the street.
The seaplane landed on the water with its floats.
2
A beverage, typically a soft drink, with a scoop of ice cream floating in it, e.g., a root beer float.
On a hot day, I crave a cola float.
3
In finance, the amount of money represented by checks or other instruments that are in transit and not yet cleared.
We consider the bank float when planning cash flow.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉をフロートに乗せるto put something on a parade float
They put a giant doll on the parade float.
- フロートを引くto pull/tow a parade float
The young people pulled the float during the parade.