seaplane
Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of waterAny aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
» They escaped the island thanks to the seaplane.
Meaning
1 sensesAny aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
Wasserflugzeug
гидросамолётgidrosamoljót, гидропла́нgidroplán
an airplane that can land on or take off from water
Examples
7 sentencesThey escaped the island thanks to the seaplane.
We have a yacht, two helicopters, and a seaplane.
What specific knowledge is needed to be able to pilot a seaplane?
The wreckage that the scuba divers found wasn't a ship, but a seaplane.
If a seaplane could splash down there, we could evacuate the few residents in two hours.
Translations
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Origin
From sea + plane. Supposedly coined by Winston Churchill.From sea + plane. Supposedly coined by Winston Churchill.
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Forms
plural: seaplanesSynonyms
1 synonyms- an airplane that can land on or take off from water:hydroplane