pumice raft

noun

A collection of pumice stones that form a floating island of rock and sand, as pumice is less dense than water.

Meanings

nounpumice raft (plural pumice rafts)

plural pumice rafts

  1. A collection of pumice stones that form a floating island of rock and sand, as pumice is less dense than water.

Translations

Finnish hohkakivilautta
  • hohkakivilauttafloating island of pumice rock
Polish skała pumeksowa
  • skała pumeksowafloating island of pumice rock
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APA

pumice raft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumice%20raft

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“pumice raft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumice%20raft. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pumice raft,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumice%20raft.

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