floating island
Americannoun
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a dessert consisting of boiled custard with portions of meringue, whipped cream, or whipped egg whites and sometimes jelly floating upon it or around it.
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a floating mass of earth and partly decayed vegetation held together by interlacing roots, as on a lake: usually formed by the accumulation of plant litter; sometimes artificially built on wooden platforms, as in Asia.
noun
Etymology
Origin of floating island
First recorded in 1630–40
Example Sentences
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, the newsletter world’s floating island of garbage—but a floating island of garbage that fights for you.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2024
The world’s largest floating island of plastic, three times the size of France, is made up of 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic, part of which contains these fibers that kill thousands of marine animals annually.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
Flood protection embankments, houses, hospitals and mosques have been built on Bhasan Char, or floating island, in the Bay of Bengal, officials said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2020
Best Baker in America The seven remaining contestants make floating island desserts, then host Scott Conant asks them to create a flaming bombe Alaska using mango as the featured flavor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2019
Standing on a floating island nearby is Max.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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