(1):

(adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.

(2):

(adv. & a.) Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as, the decks are afloat.

(3):

(adv. & a.) Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.

(4):

(adv. & a.) Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.