Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An airplane equipped with floats for landing on or taking off from a body of water. Also called hydroplane.
Wiktionary
- n. aircraft, nautical Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water
WordNet 3.0
- v. glide on the water in a hydroplane
- n. an airplane that can land on or take off from water
Examples
“That aside, the deployment of the seaplane was the answer Kessler had hoped for.”
“The seaplane is the chief contribution of Glenn Hammond Curtiss to aviation, and the Navy Curtiss Number Four, which made the first transatlantic flight in history, was designed by him.”
“The seaplane is a joyful thing to behold up close, nuts and bolts emulating the rivets found in real aircraft panels.”
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
“Mrs. Clausen had expressed some anxiety about the weather, because they would be flying to the lake up north in a small plane; it was some kind of seaplane, or what Doris had called a floatplane.”
“Next day, an hour's seaplane ride from Sydney winged us to lunch at Jane's home overlooking the Pacific in upscale Palm Beach, less stuffy than the Florida namesake and a fascinating taste of Aussie suburban life.”
The Huffington Post: Lea Lane: Only Have a Week? A Deluxe Quickie to Oz
“The FAA said the airspace above the Hudson should be divided into clear corridors that would separate aircraft flying over the river from those operating to and from local heliports or seaplane bases.”
“Many tourists arrive at those islands direct from the airport by speedboat or seaplane.”
“A fourth seaplane had dropped out of the project, and two went down at sea during the journey with no loss of life, leaving Lt. Elmer Stone to become "first across" with a stop in the Azores, when he settled his NC-4 onto Lisbon harbor.”
“I didn't argue when I learned that she'd booked a seaplane to fly us back to the mainland.”
The Wall Street Journal: Cars, Cats and a Stranger for a Wife
“But I do suggest chartering a helicopter or seaplane to get here.”
The Huffington Post: Lea Lane: Seaplanes, Bikes And City Life In Scotland
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘seaplane’.
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Kapok Vest and Other Floaty Words
List of words and things buoyant.
kapok vest, balsa wood, pumice, buoy, lifebuoy, dan, soap bubble, styrofoam, oil, foam, cloud, smoke ring and 44 more...
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Addenda to the 1923 Printing of Webst...
Many of these words first came into common usage during World War I, and reflect not only the technological and scientific leaps of the early part of the 20th century, but the new experience of glo...
abri, ace, acidosis, airdrome, air fleet, airplane, air raid, airworthy, altimeter, anaphylaxis, anociassociation, anti-aircraft and 292 more...
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