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Carley float

Carley float noun: an early life raft consisting of a large oval ring of copper tubing covered with kapok and painted waterproof canvas.

Noun

Carley float (plural Carley floats)

  1. an early life raft consisting of a large oval ring of copper tubing covered with kapok and painted waterproof canvas.

Forms of Carley float

pluralCarley floats

Origin of Carley float

From Horace Carley, American inventor.

Questions about Carley float

What does Carley float mean?
Carley float means an early life raft consisting of a large oval ring of copper tubing covered with kapok and painted waterproof canvas.
What part of speech is Carley float?
Carley float is a noun.
What is the plural of Carley float?
The plural of Carley float is Carley floats.

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  4. carletonite
  5. Carley
  6. Carley float
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