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aving the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury. "Buoyant on the flood." Pope.

acket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.

, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc. -- Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water. -- Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc. -- Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic…

Swimming on the surface; buoyant; light. Sir W. Raleigh.

Not capable of being submerged; buoyant. [R.]

To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to gravitate. Sir. J. Herschel.

The act or process of making buoyant.

A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people.

ch.), a discharging arch. See under Discharge, v. t. -- Safety belt, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to float in water; a life preserver. -- Safety buoy, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a safety belt. -- Safety cage (Mach.), a cage fo…

Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. [Obs.]

r go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel. A gentle wafting to immortal life. Milton. Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole. Pope.

Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water. Shak. Boats prepared for waftage to and fro. Drayton.