floating island
"Floating island" can refer to a natural or artificial formation in water, a classic French dessert, or a mythical entity in fiction.
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Definition
B2Ecology
(technical, environmental)A mass of vegetation or other organic material that floats on the surface of a body of water.
Example
- The lake was dotted with floating islands formed by clusters of water lilies.
B1Culinary
(food, dessert)A French dessert featuring meringue floating on a custard sauce.
Example
- For dessert, we had a floating island, with fluffy meringue on a bed of creamy custard.
C1Fantasy
(fiction, mythical)A magical or mythical island that floats in the air or on clouds.
Example
- The adventurers set sail to find the legendary floating island said to hover above the clouds.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "floating island":
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