1. plural of floatage; things that float or are capable of floating, especially debris or wreckage on water
Usage: chiefly nautical or technical
2. the act or state of floating; buoyancy
Usage: rare or archaic

Examples

• The harbor was cluttered with floatages after the storm.
• Rescue teams searched through the floatages for survivors.
• Various floatages washed ashore along the coast.
• The ship's floatages were carefully documented by the salvage crew.
• Fishermen had to navigate around the floatages in the channel.