seaplane

[ see-pleyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

seaplane

/ ˈsiːˌpleɪn /

any aircraft that lands on and takes off from water Also called (esp US)hydroplane

First recorded in 1910–15; sea + plane ¹

No roads connect this fishing hub with other towns in Alaska, so you’ll have to catch a seaplane or boat to get here.

Be aware that neither the commercial ferry nor seaplane will take your pet to the island, so plan accordingly.

VESSELS MOORED IN HARBOR: NINE BATTLESHIPS; THREE CLASS-B CRUISERS; THREE SEAPLANE TENDERS; SEVENTEEN DESTROYERS.

We cantered over to Seaplane Camp; passed the time of day to the men there and over-hauled some of the machines.

Early in the evening—at 7.50—a seaplane depot-ship came alongside and took us in tow for ten hours.

"I can't make it out, Ned," he said as the boys stood watching the mechanics warm up the engines of the big seaplane.

The seaplane took the water safely, and "E 11" took her in tow with the idea of saving the machine.

She slipped tow from Number One seaplane and fired several revolver bullets through its floats to ensure its sinking.

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