floating bog

English

Noun

floating bog (plural floating bogs)

1. A mat of bog vegetation which floats on the surface of water; a quaking bog.
   • 1896, Minnesota Botanical Studies, page 999:

     A floating bog drifting about in a bay from one shore to the other, touching at different points and frequently exposed to the strong winds in the middle of the bay, while in transit from bank to bank, becomes a resting place for […]

   • 2021 January 1, Richard J. Heggen, Floating Islands: an Activity Book, Richard Heggen:

     A floating bog is terrorizing homeowners in a cove on Lake Marie in Antioch. Homeowners and local officials said the 100-by-100-foot bog is made of vegetation and mud and is estimated to weigh 20 tons […]