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Floating in water
Answer for the clue "Floating in water ", 6 letters:
natant
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Word definitions for natant in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Natant \Na"tant\, a. [L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens. fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.] (Bot.) Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants. (Her.) Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimming ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. floating or swimming (in water)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1707, from Latin natantem , present participle of natare "to swim," frequentative of nare "to swim" (see natatorium ).
Usage examples of natant.
He'd passed one patrol boat, but the crew merely waved in natant admiration at the sight of the yacht planing over the surface of the river.