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Buoyancy

/bˈɔɪənsi/
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(noun) The upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.

That won't impact the buoyancy?
A body with negative buoyancy will sink in water.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the life jacket helped him stay above the deep water city.

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