Laputa is a flying island mentioned from the book Gulliver`s Travels by Jonathan Swift. It is a flying island about 4.5 miles in diameter, with an adamantine base, which its inhabitants can manoeuvre in any direction using magnetic levitation. ==Inhabitants== Laputa`s population consists mainly of educated people, who are fond of mathematics, as..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laputa
noun a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974