refloat

• Verbe désignant l'action de remettre à flot un navire échoué ou coulé, ou au sens figuré, de relancer ou de restaurer quelque chose (comme une entreprise ou une économie).

A verb used to indicate the act of causing a ship or other vessel to float again after being grounded or sunk, or metaphorically to revive or restore something (e.g., a business or economy).

1. Set afloat againB2formal

   To cause a ship or other vessel to float again after it has been grounded or sunk.

   Remettre à flot

   • The salvage team worked for hours to refloat the stranded boat.
   • They used large pumps to refloat the sunken vessel.
   • The captain ordered the crew to refloat the ship after it hit the sandbar.

   Synonymesraisesalvage

   Antonymesbeachgroundsinkstrand