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- French · calque ofîle flottante
- English todayfloating island
Calque of French île flottante.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Calque of French île flottante.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.