float up ( synonym found)

Definition of float up:

°A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.
°An aircraft carrier]; origin credited since 1942 to a laconic message, "Scratch one flattop," radioed by LCDR Robert E. Dixon to USS Lexington, whose commanding officer credited the pilot with coining the standard USN slang; see Wikipedia for Battle of Coral Sea.

Definition of float up:

°A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.
°An aircraft carrier]; origin credited since 1942 to a laconic message, "Scratch one flattop," radioed by LCDR Robert E. Dixon to USS Lexington, whose commanding officer credited the pilot with coining the standard USN slang; see Wikipedia for Battle of Coral Sea.

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