floating island

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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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How to use floating island in a sentence

Desserts — chocolate mousse, floating island, profiteroles — run to the classic.
2021 Fall Dining Guide|Tom Sietsema|October 6, 2021|Washington Post
This year, to meet the increasing demand for novelty, he debuted a floating island that looks a sushi roll, complete with a set of inflatable chopsticks that serve as pool noodles.
Food-shaped pool floats are getting ridiculous, with waffles, sushi and Crunchwraps|Emily Heil|July 8, 2021|Washington Post
As I was wrapping up my last meal, which concluded with a soft cloud of meringue above a pool of custard sauce — ask for floating island — Jean-Baptiste appeared at the door.
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He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.
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But Krauss said that from the moment he and the other scientists arrived on the island, they never saw anything untoward.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Let Jourdan Dunn be the first of many—not an island, or badge of self-congratulation.
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Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president, pushed back against that view.
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Search teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java Sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A lateen sail was visible in the direction of Cat Island, and others to the south seemed almost motionless in the far distance.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A volcano broke out in the island of St. George, one of the Azores.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The fire crackled around the Dutch ovens, and the odor of coffee came floating by.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The Dutch fleet attacked Burnt island, in Scotland, but were repulsed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for floating island

floating island

noun

a floating mass of soil held together by vegetation

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