flotant

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Represented as flying (fluttering) or floating mid-air or in water.

   • a banner flotant
2. 2

   A mass of floating vegetation, especially on the waters of the Mississippi delta.

   • ... (flotants) occur in abandoned distributaries and throughout the upper Mississippi Delta Plain. Flotants can be found in 3 settings : 1) an active or "live" flotant of various ages. 2) a flotant that is being transgressed by marine[…]
   • ... flotants. Flotants generally occur in very low-energy environments. They are held together by surrounding shorelines and a weave of slowly deteriorating plant materials and living roots. Forested wetlands are not very common in[…]
3. 3

   Alternative form of floatant.

   • ... flotants, sinking solutions, absorbent granules for drying flies, line cleaners and leader straighteners. Flotants, which are considered the most important, come in several forms. Spray containers are easy to use but they waste a[…]
   • Flotants and Sinkants / When nymphing it is essential that the tip of the floating fly line floats, for this is a major indicator that a fish has taken the fly. Carry a small tub of grease (e.g. Mucelin) and if the tip of the fly[…]
   • ... flotants were homemade concoctions of paraffin with lighter fluid or carbon tetrachloride to keep the wax in suspension. Most fly flotants today are made with silicone, and it can either be dissolved in a quick-drying solvent, in[…]

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