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floating islands

floating islands is the plural of floating island.

Meaning of floating island

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

Questions about floating islands

What is floating islands the plural of?
Floating islands is the plural of floating island.

Words near floating islands in the dictionary

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

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