floatage
/ˈfloʊtɪdʒ/
noun
- Objects or material that float on the surface of water, especially wreckage or debris.
- After the storm, the beach was covered with floatage from the harbor.
- Environmentalists worry about the amount of plastic floatage in the ocean.
- The crew collected floatage from the shipwreck for salvage.
- The condition or ability of floating; buoyancy.
- The boat's floatage was improved by adding air chambers.
- The floatage of the cork made it easy to spot on the water.
- Engineers tested the floatage of the new life raft design.