floating island

Buoyant terrain patch

A floating island is a dessert of soft meringue poached in milk and served atop custard sauce—the meringue "floats" on the liquid beneath.

The term also describes actual masses of vegetation that drift on water, detached from shore: The floating island moved slowly across the lake.

dessert

meringue

Baked whipped whites

caramel · egg whites · stiff peaks · poached · French cuisine · patisserie · ramekin · whisked · airy · lightness

mythical

Avalon

Mystical island of lore

Shangri-La · Mu · legendary · enchanted · hidden · undiscovered · mythic · lore · paradise · utopia

ecological

peat

Waterlogged decomposed vegetation

  • wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
  • bogAcidic peat wetland
  • marshGrassy waterlogged lowland

reed · aquatic plants · emergent · ecosystem · lake · sediment · buoyant · waterfowl · habitat · natural

fictional

Columbia

America personified, or its namesakes

fantasy · animation · videogame · skyward · levitating · aerial · castle · kingdom · adventure

Categories
Opposites
attachment to ground

floating islandmainland

Principal connected territory

volcanic island · terra firma · atoll · coral island · seabed

physical state/buoyancy

floating islandseamount

Submerged volcanic elevation

ocean floor · seabed

dessert type

floating islandclafoutis

Fruit baked in batter

bread pudding · flan · crème brûlée · panna cotta · crème caramel

Family

float, island, floating, afloat, islands, floated, floats, floater, floaty

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G