12-534: [REDACTED] Look up float in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Float may refer to: Common usage [ edit ] Lowboy (trailer) , called a float in Eastern Canada usage Float (parade) Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Float (sculpture) , a 1990 public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary Float (2019 film) ,
24-629: A floating exchange rate Cash float, the money in a cash register needed at the beginning of a business day in order to give change to customers Public float , the total number of shares publicly owned and available for trading, after subtracting restricted shares from the total outstanding shares Stock market float, an initial public offering (IPO), particularly in British English Insurance float, investable funds collected from premiums but not paid out in claims Fishing-related [ edit ] Fishing float ,
36-407: A 2019 American animated short film produced by Pixar Float (2023 film) , a 2023 drama film directed by Sherren Lee Float (b-boy move) , a balance-intensive breakdance move Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Float (Aesop Rock album) , 2000 Float (Flogging Molly album) , 2008 Float (Styles P album) , 2013 Songs [ edit ] "Float" (song) ,
48-527: A 2022 song by Tim and the Glory Boys "Float", by Bush from Golden State , 2001 "Float", by Eden from Vertigo , 2018 "Float", by Janelle Monáe from The Age of Pleasure , 2023 "Float", by The Music from The Music , 2002 "Float", by RAH Band from Mystery "Float", by Russell Dickerson from Yours , 2017 Beverages [ edit ] Float, an ice cream soda Floats (drink) , line of bottled beverages designed to imitate
60-476: A bite indicator used in angling Fishing net float , small floats attached along one side of the net so that it hangs vertically in the water Glass float , a type of large float used to keep fishing nets or droplines afloat Science [ edit ] Float (oceanography) , an oceanographic instrument platform Float voltage , an external electric potential required to keep a battery fully charged Tools [ edit ] Float (liquid level) ,
72-416: A fluid-level indicator used in process engineering and plumbing Float (woodworking) , a tool used to cut, flatten and/or smooth wood via abrasion Concrete float , a finishing tool for smoothing wet concrete surfaces Float, a rasp -like tool sporting sharp cutting teeth, sometimes used on horse teeth Vehicles [ edit ] Float (horse-drawn) , a form of two-wheeled horse-drawn cart with
84-452: A low loadbed Float (nautical) , an external, buoyant section of a water vessel (such as a pontoon boat or a floatplane) Float (parade) , a decorated vehicle or moving platform, could be animal- or man-drawn or motorized, used in a festive parade Float shifting or "floating gears", the practice of shifting gears on a manual transmission without using the clutch Milk float , a small battery electric vehicle specifically designed for
96-582: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lowboy (trailer) A lowboy ( low-loader in British English , low-bed in western Canada and South Africa or float in Australia and eastern Canada) is a semi-trailer with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels. This allows the deck to be extremely low compared with other trailers. It offers
108-465: The ability to carry legal loads up to 12 ft (3.66 m) tall, which other trailers cannot. Lowboys are used to haul heavy equipment such as bulldozers and large industrial equipment. The first lowboy trailer was invented in the 1920s; it featured a riveted gooseneck and solid rubber tires . The first detachable gooseneck trailer, referred to as an RGN (Removable goose neck), was invented in 1958. The lowboy trailer comes in several types, for
120-597: The delivery of fresh milk Valve float , a condition of an internal combustion engine Other uses [ edit ] Float (project management) , a time-management device Float railway station , a former railway station in County Westmeath, Ireland Swimming float or pool float, a device used to aid swimmers with buoyancy Float, an animal name for a group of crocodiles See also [ edit ] Buoyancy Floating (disambiguation) Flotation (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
132-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Float . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Float&oldid=1208491002 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732790930595144-405: The taste of an ice cream soda Float (bartending technique) , the layering of liquid or ingredients on the top of a drink Computing [ edit ] Float (computing) Float, a Cascading Style Sheets attribute Float, a single precision binary computer number format Finance and economics [ edit ] Float (money supply) Float, the act of moving a currency to
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