afloat
adjective
[ əˈfləʊt ]
• floating in water; not sinking.
• "they trod water to keep afloat"
Opposite:
sunk,
sinking,
• out of debt or difficulty.
• "professional management will be needed to keep firms afloat"
Origin:
Old English on flote (see a-2, float), influenced in Middle English by Old Norse á flot(i ) and Old French en flot .
