The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flotage
Flotage \Flo"tage\, n. [OF. flotage, F. flottage, fr. flotter to float.]
The state of floating.
That which floats on the sea or in rivers. [Written also floatage.]
Wiktionary
flotage
n. 1 The state of floating. 2 That which floats on the sea or in rivers.