floating island

noun

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.
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.

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Origin of floating island

First recorded in 1630–40

Words nearby floating island

floating dock, floating exchange rate, floating foundation, floating gang, floating heart, floating island, floating kidney, floating partition, floating point, floating-point representation, floating policy
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British Dictionary definitions for floating island

floating island

noun

a floating mass of soil held together by vegetation
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