All flotation synonyms

noun flotation

• backing — If someone has the backing of an organization or an important person, they receive support or money from that organization or person in order to do something.
• cornerstone — The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
• footing — the basis or foundation on which anything is established.
• buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
• groundwork — foundation or basis: He laid the groundwork for an international conference.
• rod — a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney.
• back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
• rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
• pole — Reginald, 1500–58, English cardinal and last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
• bed — A BEd is a degree which usually takes four years to complete and which qualifies someone to teach in a school. BEd is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Education.' Compare PGCE.
• rampart — Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet.
• rib — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
• timber — the wood of growing trees suitable for structural uses.
• foothold — a place or support for the feet; a place where a person may stand or walk securely.
• stanchion — an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship, etc.
• lining — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
• bedding — Bedding is sheets, blankets, and covers that are used on beds.
• stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
• stave — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
• prop — to support, or prevent from falling, with or as if with a prop (often followed by up): to prop an old fence; to prop up an unpopular government.
• platform — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
• brace — If you brace yourself for something unpleasant or difficult, you prepare yourself for it.
• foundation — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
• medium — a middle state or condition; mean.
• means — to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; intend: I meant to compliment you on your work. Synonyms: contemplate.
• stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• substratum — something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.
• device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
• post — power-on self-test
• hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• collar — The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
• column — A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
• pillar — an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
• agency — An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
• reinforcement — the act of reinforcing.
• underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
• shore — Jane, 1445?–1527, mistress of Edward IV of England.
• base — The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
• abutment — the state or process of abutting
• guide — to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• stilt — one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
• fulcrum — the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
• substructure — a structure forming the foundation of a building or other construction.
• stiffener — a person or thing that stiffens.
• sustentation — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
• launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
• initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
• debut — The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.
• inauguration — an act or ceremony of inaugurating.