flying boat
a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
Origin of flying boat
1- Compare floatplane.
Words Nearby flying boat
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How to use flying boat in a sentence
The idling engines were speeded up and the flying boat moved slowly across the harbor.
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope | Victor AppletonHe was very modern with his flying boat stock and his improved munitions for the Allies.
Whispering Wires | Henry LeverageAccordingly the advance was renewed, nor did they take any less precaution because of the departure of the flying boat.
Eagles of the Sky | Ambrose NewcombThe flying-boat vanished from the surface of the sea as if she had been a smudge wiped off a slate with a sponge.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur LawtonShortly before noon, in communication with wrecked and drifting flying-boat Adventurer.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur Lawton
British Dictionary definitions for flying boat
a seaplane in which the fuselage consists of a hull that provides buoyancy in the water
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