refloat

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de fazer um navio ou outra embarcação voltar a flutuar depois de encalhar ou afundar, ou, em sentido figurado, de reanimar ou recuperar algo (como um negócio ou a economia).

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.

   Desencalhar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosraisesalvage

   Antônimosbeachgroundsinkstrand