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'''Float''' may refer to:
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==Common usage==
* [[Lowboy (trailer)]], called a float in Eastern Canada usage
* [[Float (parade)]]
==Arts and entertainment ==
* [[Float (sculpture)|''Float'' (sculpture)]], a 1990 public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary
* [[Float (2019 film)|''Float'' (2019 film)]], a 2019 American animated short film produced by Pixar
* [[Float (2023 film)|''Float'' (2023 film)]], a 2023 drama film directed by Sherren Lee
* [[Float (b-boy move)]], a balance-intensive breakdance move
===Music===
====Albums====
* [[Float (Aesop Rock album)|''Float'' (Aesop Rock album)]] or the title song, 2000
* [[Float (Flogging Molly album)|''Float'' (Flogging Molly album)]] or the title song, 2008
* [[Float (K Camp album)|''Float'' (K Camp album)]], 2021
* [[Float (Styles P album)|''Float'' (Styles P album)]], 2013

====Songs====
* [[Float (song)|"Float" (song)]], by Tim and the Glory Boys, 2022
* "Float", by 6lack from ''[[6pc Hot EP]]'', 2020
* "Float", by Bush from ''[[Golden State (album)|Golden State]]'', 2001
* "Float", by Eden from ''[[Vertigo (Eden album)|Vertigo]]'', 2018
* "Float", by Janelle Monáe from ''[[The Age of Pleasure]]'', 2023
* "Float", by Love Battery from ''[[Far Gone]]'', 1993
* "Float", by the Music from ''[[The Music (album)|The Music]]'', 2002
* "Float", by Pacific Air from ''[[Long Live Koko]]'', 2012
* "Float", by RAH Band from ''[[Mystery (RAH Band album)|Mystery]]'', 1985
* "Float", by Robin Schulz from ''[[IIII (album)|IIII]]'', 2021
* "Float", by Russell Dickerson from ''[[Yours (Russell Dickerson album)|Yours]]'', 2017

==Beverages==
* Float, an [[ice cream float|ice cream soda]]
* [[Floats (drink)]], line of bottled beverages designed to imitate the taste of an ice cream soda
* [[Float (bartending technique)]], the layering of liquid or ingredients on the top of a drink

== Computing ==
* [[Float (computing)]]
* Float, a [[Cascading Style Sheets]] attribute
* Float, a [[single precision]] binary <!--self-referential?: floating-point--> computer number format

== Finance and economics ==
* [[Float (money supply)]]
* Float, the act of moving a currency to 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 ==
* [[Fishing float]], 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==
* [[Float (oceanography)]], an oceanographic instrument platform
* [[Float voltage]], an external electric potential required to keep a battery fully charged
* [[Floater (geology)|Float]] or a floater, a piece of rock transported away from original [[outcrop]]

==Tools==
* [[Float (liquid level)]], 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 ==
* [[Float (horse-drawn)]], a form of two-wheeled horse-drawn cart with 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 the delivery of fresh milk
* [[Valve float]], a condition of an internal combustion engine

==Other uses==
* [[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 [[List of animal names|animal name]] for a group of crocodiles

== See also ==
* [[Buoyancy]]
* [[Floating (disambiguation)]]
* [[Flotation (disambiguation)]]

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