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floating island

floating island noun: an aggregation of driftwood and roots, or vegetation, capable of bearing soil, which floats on the surface of (bog or lake) water or is floated out from a river delta or similar.

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Noun

floating island (plural floating islands)

  1. An aggregation of driftwood and roots, or vegetation, capable of bearing soil, which floats on the surface of (bog or lake) water or is floated out from a river delta or similar.
    • Such a floating island could carry small animals such as frogs, lizards, or rats, the resistant eggs of other animals, and specimens of plants not adapted to oceanic dispersal.2010, C. Barry Cox, Peter D. Moore, Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach, page 225
  2. A French cold dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a "sea" of custard.
  3. Synonym of kitchen island.
    • The floating island doubles as a place for the children to do their homework and eat meals.2006, Trends Very Best Kitchens & Bathrooms, page 69
    Synonyms:
    kitchen island

floating island meaning in Tamil

floating island in Tamil

மிதக்கும் தீவு

Synonyms of floating island

Forms of floating island

pluralfloating islands

Origin of floating island

Calque of French île flottante.

Questions about floating island

What does floating island mean?
Floating island means an aggregation of driftwood and roots, or vegetation, capable of bearing soil, which floats on the surface of (bog or lake) water or is floated out from a river delta or similar.
What is floating island in Tamil?
Floating island in Tamil is மிதக்கும் தீவு. See Floating island meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is floating island?
Floating island is a noun.
What is the plural of floating island?
The plural of floating island is floating islands.

Words near floating island in the dictionary

  1. floating gold
  2. floating ground
  3. floating grounds
  4. floating heart
  5. floating hearts
  6. floating island
  7. floating islands
  8. floating kidney
  9. floating light
  10. floating lights
  11. floating market

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