Dead Man's Float
Floating face down in water, making it difficult to breathe
The Coast Guard pulled a body out of the water that was doing the dead man's float
dead man's float
Having intercourse where doggy is attemped, but failed, but not necsessarily a complete fail. This is whereupon the female on lying belly down with her arms and legs in star poistion and the male is giving to her from behind.
"Joe tried doggy, but I was tired. At least I gave him dead man's float. I took a nap."