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floatplane

American  
[floht-pleyn] / ˈfloʊtˌpleɪn /
Or float plane

noun

Aeronautics.
  1. a seaplane having landing gear consisting of one or more floats.


Etymology

Origin of floatplane

First recorded in 1920–25; float + plane 1

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On Tuesday, just hours after the second flood of historic proportions, I took a ride in a de Havilland Beaver floatplane to tour over the glacier with my family.

From Slate Aug. 9, 2024

The wife of the pilot killed last year in a floatplane crash off Whidbey Island has become the latest to file a lawsuit against companies associated with the aircraft’s operations and manufacturing.

From Seattle Times Sep. 21, 2023

Six of the 10 victims of the Whidbey Island floatplane crash have been recovered and five have been identified, Island County Emergency Management said Friday afternoon.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2022

Hilty, who’s also known for her Tony-nominated work in Broadway musicals, clarified that her niece was not aboard the floatplane on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2022

This week his job was escorting a violent juvenile offender first from Minneapolis to Seattle, then to Ketchikan, Alaska, where they boarded a big silver floatplane to the Tlingit village of Drake.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

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