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root beer float

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A dessert consisting of root beer poured over vanilla ice cream, so that the ice cream floats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ice-cream soda, ice-cream float, float

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