floating island en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of French île flottante.
Meanings
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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:
- A French cold dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a "sea" of custard.
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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:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| floating islands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (21)
it île flottante (a dessert) · hu madártej (a dessert) · rsk таще млєко (a dessert) · it isola galleggiante (a dessert) · sv flottholme (an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.) · de Vogelmilch (a dessert) · fi lautta (an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.) · ru плавающий остров (a dessert) · cmn 漂浮島 /漂浮岛 (a dessert) · ru лижма (an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.) · fo flotoyggj (an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.) · uk плаваючий острів (a dessert) · no flyteholme (an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.) · pl zupa nic (a dessert) · lb Eeërcrème mat Schnéi (a dessert) · fr œufs à la neige (a dessert) · fr île flottante (a dessert) · it isola galleggiante (an aggregation of driftwood, roots, etc.) · fi marenkipalloja vaniljakastikkeessa (a dessert) · de Schnee-Eier (a dessert) · sh šnenokle (a dessert)