floating island

collocation in English

meaningsoffloatingandisland

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floating
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈfloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
not fixed in one position, place, ...
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island
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪ.lənd/us
/ˈaɪ.lənd/
a piece of land completely surrounded ...
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(Definition offloatingandislandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Many birds were also seen on fast ice, particularly on the heavily ridged outer fringes, that might also be the source of the 'floatingisland' floes.
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Around thefloatingislandwere four seas.
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The fourth location is afloatingisland.
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It is a mountain lake, noted for itsfloatingisland.
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So long as he does not choose firm ground, he will be afloatingisland, and we shall not support him.
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Noodle is floating along peacefully in the sunshine on herfloatingisland.
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The iceberg is seemingly afloatingislandthat can move around in the water.
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There are many different biomes including hallow, corruption, crimson, snow, forest,floatingisland, desert and underworld.
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Eachfloatingislandsupports between three and ten houses, also built of reeds.
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The robot slowly loses power, and then crashes into a nearbyfloatingisland.
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Prior to the great floods in 1829, there was afloatingislandon the loch measuring about 30 yards across.
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By navigating caves, they find afloatingislandwhich allows them to travel around the world by air.
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Humans continue to hunt for mermaids and are led to the mermaid family'sfloatingislandby dolphins.
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Weeks later they reach afloatingislandof edible plants, supporting a mangrove jungle, fresh water pools, and a large population of meerkats.
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The structure was designed to display a series of dramatic tableaux in tribute to her once she set foot on thefloatingislandand entered its pavilion.
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Then they go on a hunt for the whale where at this point the audience is now aware they live on afloatingislandhigh up in a gas giant.
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