Malcolm
Perhaps the term was first used to describe a farm/industrial cart and
later used to describe parade vehicles?
> Jim and list,
>
> The dictionary here says that a float " is a platform on wheels with show
> used in processions", but we knew that any way.
>
> Whilst it is unclear is "why?" the name 'float' was applied in the first
> place. It is being used here in the UK quite a lot and is applied to any
> vehicle or trailer used to carry any types of goods that are flat bedded,
> open back & side design. They carry Milk Bottles, sacks of coal or sacks
> of grain and can be easily unloaded.
>
> In parades we have 'floats' that can be towed by tractors or they are the
> trailers of big rigs. Some floats have vertical perimeter posts and a
roof
> covering (canvas or tarp) to protect the goods below or the people carried
> on the platform.
>
> By the way the frontal area of a Milk Float as raced today is of the order
> of 60 (yes sixty.......) square feet. Makes Nebulus Theorem the proverbial
> needle and these vehicles a barn door. Does anyone want to try running
> with a vertical 71/2 feet by 8 feet piece of plywood .... thats what the
> guys were pushing along with electric motors during this attempt.
>
> Malcolm Pittwood, Derby, England
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