floatplane
noun
a seaplane having landing gear consisting of one or more floats.
float plane
-
a variation of
floatplane.
Example Sentences
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The team of six traversed the southern boreal forests of Canada all the way up to the edge of the Arctic tundra, landing their float plane in lakes along the way.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
Coast Guard is investigating reports of a float plane crash near Whidbey Island.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
LANGLEY, Wash. — One person was killed and eight people remain missing after a float plane crashed in the Puget Sound in Washington state on Sunday, the U.S.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
A float plane had left me at the shore of McNeil Lake.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2018
There’s a boat made to look like a float plane, a Loch Ness monster, a giant yellow duck, and another motorcycle.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
