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float around (informal) to be somewhere in the area (used when the precise location of someone or something is not known to the speaker.)
float valve a valve controlled by a floating device.
floating dock a structure that can be submerged, placed under a ship, and then raised so that the ship can be floated out of water, as for repairs.
floating island a dessert of soft custard having whipped cream or meringue floating atop it. [2 definitions]
floating rib any rib, such as the two lower pairs in humans, that is not attached to other ribs or the breastbone.