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flotes

flotes is the plural of flote.

flotes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of flote.

Meaning of flote

Noun

flote (plural flotes)

  1. (obsolete) A wave.
    • Ar. […]and for the reſt o'th' Fleet
      (Which I diſpers'd) they all haue met againe,
      And are vpon the Mediterranean Flote
      Bound ſadly home for Naples,
      Suppoſing that they ſaw the Kings ſhip wrackt,
      And his great perſon periſh.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...

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Questions about flotes

What is flotes the plural of?
Flotes is the plural of flote.

Words near flotes in the dictionary

  1. floted
  2. flotel
  3. flotels
  4. floterial
  5. floterials
  6. flotes
  7. flother
  8. flothers
  9. flotilin
  10. flotilla
  11. flotillas

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