Float

Float may refer to:

Common usage

 * Lowboy (trailer), called a float in Eastern Canada usage
 * Float (parade)

Arts and entertainment

 * Float (sculpture), a 1990 public artwork by American artist Peter Flanary
 * Float (2019 film), a 2019 American animated short film produced by Pixar
 * Float (2023 film), a 2023 drama film directed by Sherren Lee
 * Float (b-boy move), a balance-intensive breakdance move

Albums

 * Float (Aesop Rock album), 2000
 * Float (Flogging Molly album), 2008
 * Float (Styles P album), 2013

Songs

 * "Float" (song), a 2022 song by Tim and the Glory Boys
 * "Float", by Bush from Golden State, 2001
 * "Float", by Eden from Vertigo, 2018
 * "Float", by Janelle Monáe from The Age of Pleasure, 2023
 * "Float", by The Music from The Music, 2002
 * "Float", by RAH Band from Mystery
 * "Float", by Russell Dickerson from Yours, 2017

Beverages

 * Float, an 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 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

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 animal name for a group of crocodiles